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Old Aug 19, 2003 | 11:27 am
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I came cross some old First Class Menus for American Airlines on the three-class trans-con flights.

This menu is from July 1996

WELCOME ABOARD AMERICAN AIRLINES FLAGSHIP SERVICE
Los Angeles to Miami

LUNCHEON SERVICE

APPETIZERS
To Start
Warm mixed Nuts or fresh Vegetables and Dip to accompany your preferred Cocktail or Beverage

The Salad Cart
Seasonal mixed Greens with Coconut Garlic Herb Dressing or spicy Thai Vinaigrette
Thinly sliced Smoked Salmon with lemon wedges
Spicy Thai Chicken
Thai Pasta Salad

Bread Basket

ENTREES
Seared Salmon
A seared Fillet or Salmon accompanied by Tomato Basil Fettuccine and a Cucumber Dill Sauce

Penne Pasta with Olive Tomato Sauce
Penne Pasta enhanced by a Tomato Sauce prepared with Kalamata Olives, Capers and grilled Shiitake Mushrooms, topped with freshly grated Parmesan Cheese

Balsamic Marinade Chicken
Grilled Chicken with a Balsamic Marinade presented with Red Onion and Fennel Saute on a bed of Tomato Rice Pilaf, garnished with fresh Parsley

Chilled Pasta Salad with Shrimp
Chilled tangy Herbed Pasta Salad, Haricots Verts, Kalamata Olives, Red Onions and Green Bell Peppers in a Cider Vinaigrette, served with chilled Shrimp and Herb Cocktail Sauce.

THE DESSERT CART
Ice Cream Sundae
Haagen-dazs Vanilla Ice Cream with a choice of Hot Fudge, Butterscotch or seasonal Fruit Toppings and fresh Whipped Cream
OR
Sorbet
Haagen-Dazs Strawberry Sorbet

PRIOR TO ARRIVAL
Oatmeal Raisin Cookies, freshly baked on board

WINE LIST
Champagne
Piper Sonoma Brut NV

Whote Wines
Thomas Fogarty Ventana Vineyards Monterey Gewurztraminer 1995
William Hill Napa Valley Reserve Chardonnay 1992
Silverado Vineyards Napa Valley Sauvingon Blanc 1995

Red Wines
Palmer Vineyards Long Island North Fork Merlot 1993
Carmenet Moon Mountain Meritage 1989
King Estate Oregon Pinot Noir 1993

Dessert Wine
Graham's Six Grapes Port NV

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