Reading this wonderful thread has inspired me to register and post a few First Class menus from my collection. So, this is my first post.

My oldest First Class menu is from the 1950s and is for an unnamed KLM route. The menu card has a lovely painting of a tulip on the front cover.

Here is the menu:

Clear Turtle Soup

Fillet Steak a la Catalane
Stalk Celery
Parisienne Potatoes

Mixed Salad

Dessert

Assorted Cheese

Fruit

Coffee

Note the lack of meal choice in those days.

My next oldest menu is for Lufthansa's South American route, dating back to 1962. Once again, not a lot of choice.

Frankfurt-Zurich

Bar Service

Zurich-Dakar

Supper Service

Hungarian Goulash Soup
Garnished Cold Cuts
Fresh Fruit Basket
Tea ++ Coffee

Dakar-Rio de Janeiro

Breakfast

Fruit Juices
Fresh Grapefruit
Yoghurt
Cornflakes
Eggs to Order
Selected Cold Cuts
Bread ++ Rolls ++ Jam ++ Honey ++ Cheese
Coffee

Refreshments before landing

Fruit Salad with Walnuts

Rio de Janeiro-Sao Paulo

Bar Service

Sao Paulo-Buenos Aires

Lunch

Selected Hors d'Ouevre
Beef Fillets with Tomato
Vichy Carrots ++ Mashed Potatoes
Mixed Salad
Creme Caramel
Cheese Board
Fresh Fruit Basket
Bombons
Coffee

Buenos Aires-Santiago

Afternoon Tea service with Petit Fours

Finally, for today, a British Airways menu from 1973, on the London-Georgetown route.

London-Antigua

Dinner

Fresh Seafood and Avocado ++ Mayonnaise

Grilled Sirloin Steak Maitre d'Hotel
Breast of Duckling with Peaches
Buttered Seasonal Vegetables
Roast Potatoes

Palm Heart Salad

Chestnut Meringue Gateau

Assorted Cheese

Basket of Fruit

Coffee ++ Friandises

Antigua-Barbados-Trinidad

Refreshments will be served

Trinidad-Georgetown

Light Meal

Caribbean Fruit Appetizer

Cold Breast of Chicken with Foie Gras Mousse and Sliced Ox Tongue

Salad Bowl

Assorted Cheese

Fruit Basket

Coffee

This menu card has a rather inappropriate picture of an East African elephant thundering through the savana!

Enjoy!

ID