RMS Nieuw Amsterdam Christmas Dinner Menu 25 December 1953

 

Front Cover of a Vintage Christmas Dinner Menu from Firday, 25 December 1953 on Board the RMS Nieuw Amsterdam of the Holland-America Line.

Front Cover of a Vintage Christmas Dinner Menu from Firday, 25 December 1953 on Board the RMS Nieuw Amsterdam of the Holland-America Line featured Roast Stuffed Young Turkey, English Sole à la Meunière, and Christmas Plum Pudding for Dessert. GGA Image ID # 209a554794

 

Suggestions

  • Alligator Pears, Tunnyfish Stuffing
  • Consommé Madrilène à ¡'Amontillado
  • English Sole à la Meunière
  • Roast Stuffed Young Turkey. Giblet Sauce, Cranberries
  • Hearts of Iceberg Lettuce
  • Pigs in Syrup
  • Christmas Plum Pudding
  • Yule Cake "La Cloche de Noël"
  • Petits Fours

 

Menu Items

 

Hors d'Oeuvre

  • Alligator Pears, Tunnyfish Stuffing
  • Paté of Strusbourg Gooseliver Truffé
  • Tomato and Vegetable Juices
  • Salade Chatelaine
  • Bismarck Herring
  • Délicatesse Norvégienne
  • Smoked Danish Salmon
  • Dutch Eel
  • Ripe, Green, and Stuffed Olives
  • Chilled Table Celery
  • Radishes

 

Soups

  • Consommé Madrilène à l'Amontillado
  • Potage Conti à la Bruneoise
  • Jellied Essence of Fowl Tomaté

 

Fish

  • English Sole à la Meunière
  • Boiled North Se Turbot, Melted Butter

 

Relevés

  • Royal Rib of Beef au Jus
  • Roast Saddle of Spring Lamb Nivernaise

 

Hot Entrée

  • Supreme of Sweetbread Godard

 

Cold Entrées

  • Fresh Boiled Maine Lobster, Mayonnaise Sauce
  • Jambonneaux of Pullet St. Odile

 

Grill (15 minutes)

  • Point Steak
  • Devilled Squabs
  • Lamb Chops or Cutlets Vert-Pré

 

Vegetables

  • Hearts of Palm, Paprika Sauce
  • Cauliflower Polonaise
  • Macedoine of Vegetables
  • Rizotto Piémontaise
  • Gnokis à la Romaine

 

Potatoes

  • Idaho Baked
  • Candied Sweet
  • French Fried
  • Mashed
  • Boiled

 

Sherbet

  • Neige Fondant au Liqueur

 

Roast

  • Roast Stuffed Young Turkey, Giblet Sauce, Cranberries
  • Barded Partridge Rôti, Spiced Peaches

 

Salads and Compôtes

  • Hearts of Iceberg Lettuce
  • Sliced Tomatoes
  • Cucumbers
  • French, Chili, or Mayonnaise Salad Dressing
  • Pineapple
  • Peaches
  • Apricots
  • Figs in Syrup
  • Reines Victoria
  • Mixed Compôte

 

Dessert

  • Christmas Plum Pudding
  • Yule Cake "La Cloche de Noël"
  • Vanilla and Filbert Nut Ice Cream
  • Parfait Parisian
  • Petits Fours
  • Gourmandises
  • Assorted Fresh Fruit
  • Stem Ginger
  • Mixed Nuts
  • Figs and Dates

 

Cheese

  • Port Salut
  • Edam
  • Gruyère
  • Paté de Brie
  • Liederkranz
  • Primula
  • Pont l'Evêque
  • Cream

 

 

 

Menu Items, Christmas Dinner Menu on the RMS Nieuw Amsterdam of the Holland-America Line, Firday, 25 December 1953.

Menu Items, Christmas Dinner Menu on the RMS Nieuw Amsterdam of the Holland-America Line, Firday, 25 December 1953. GGA Image ID # 209a5ab20b

 

Chef's Suggestions, Christmas Dinner Menu on the RMS Nieuw Amsterdam of the Holland-America Line, Firday, 25 December 1953.

Chef's Suggestions, Christmas Dinner Menu on the RMS Nieuw Amsterdam of the Holland-America Line, Firday, 25 December 1953. GGA Image ID # 209ad6a677

 

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