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Old May 10, 2011 | 7:31 pm
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Originally Posted by PresRDC
Did you ever read "The Company We Kept," Jay Koren's memories of his FA career at Pan Am? Really enjoyable.
No, I'll look it up - thanks ^
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Old May 12, 2011 | 11:52 pm
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The menus you've been posting Clipper110A have brought me a huge amount of pleasure and I hope you still have the energy to post a few more (if you have them!). I've looked in my boxes again and here's a First Class menu from 1992.

Aerolineas Argentinas AR 881
Auckland-Buenos Aires, 1992

Dinner:


Fresh Caviar on Blinis
Truffled Goose Liver Pat
Timbale of Smoked Salmon

Consomm

Chateaubriand with Tarragon Sauce
or
Breast of Chicken with Saffron Sauce
or
Salmon a l'Orange with Nantua Sauce

Duchess Potatoes
Broccoli with Almonds
Buttered Carrots
Rice Pilaf

Gourmet Salad
Honey or Roquefort Cream Dressings

Cheese Board

Francillon Gateau

Fruit Basket

Coffee ++ Liqueurs

[B]Breakfast before Landing [B] (No menu supplied)
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Old May 17, 2011 | 12:27 pm
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Originally Posted by Waihi49
The menus you've been posting Clipper110A have brought me a huge amount of pleasure and I hope you still have the energy to post a few more (if you have them!). I've looked in my boxes again and here's a First Class menu from 1992.

Aerolineas Argentinas AR 881
Auckland-Buenos Aires, 1992

Dinner:


Fresh Caviar on Blinis
Truffled Goose Liver Pat
Timbale of Smoked Salmon

Consomm

Chateaubriand with Tarragon Sauce
or
Breast of Chicken with Saffron Sauce
or
Salmon a l'Orange with Nantua Sauce

Duchess Potatoes
Broccoli with Almonds
Buttered Carrots
Rice Pilaf

Gourmet Salad
Honey or Roquefort Cream Dressings

Cheese Board

Francillon Gateau

Fruit Basket

Coffee ++ Liqueurs

[B]Breakfast before Landing [B] (No menu supplied)

Thanks...have tons more,..will try to get some more on this weekend...
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Old May 19, 2011 | 12:43 am
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Originally Posted by Clipper110A
Thanks...have tons more,..will try to get some more on this weekend...
That would be absolutely great Clipper 110A! I have a particular interest in South American routes, having lived there for many years (until 1998) but will be delighted with any further menus you are able to post.
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Old May 19, 2011 | 12:10 pm
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Here's one from 1981 on British Airways. Menu is in English and French, but I'll just do the English version. Wish BA still did 'fancy' routes like this

Crown First Class - routing as follows:

Mauritius
2h20 Afternoon Tea
Seychelles
4h20 Cocktails and Dinner
Bahrain
6h15 Refeshments and Breakfast
Zurich
1h35 Continental Breakfast
London

Mauritius-Seychelles
Afternoon Tea will be served

Seychelles-Bahrain
Dinner

Smoked Sailfish
Seafood Cocktail
*
Grilled fillet of beef - Bearnaise sauce
Roast Duckling with orange sauce
Prawns creole

Buttered peas and carrots
Lyonnaise potatoes
Pilaf rice
*
Salad bowl - Mayonnaise or vinaigrette dressing
*
Fruit Savarin
*
Assorted Cheese
*
Fruit basket

Bahrain-Zurich
Refreshments

Toasted club sandwiches
Lasagne
Danish Pastries

Breakfast

Fruit appetizer
*
Plain or fruit yoghurt
*
Freshly scrambled or boiled eggs
Sauteed lambs kidneys with mushrooms and tomatoes
Pan fried hamour fish
*
Fresh toast
Rolls - Croissants
Butter - Preserves
*
Fruit basket

Zurich-London
Continental Breakfast will be served
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Old May 19, 2011 | 12:43 pm
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Thank you to everyone who has contributed so far on the thread! These are so much fun to read and see what things used to be like and compare to today. I have really enjoyed them.
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Old May 19, 2011 | 1:20 pm
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Love this thread also altho can't read too many menus at one time, even that will cause me to gain weight; and yes, I also miss TWA.

Here is a question for anybody who may have an answer: Caviar was not unknown in this period even on the US carriers, especially on intercontinental service; so of the US brands, which was the LAST to still be serving it in F and when did that finally come to an end??
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Old May 20, 2011 | 7:12 pm
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Lufthansa First Class
December 1985


Frankfurt to Rio de Janeiro

Cocktail Hour
Cocktail canapes

Dinner

Sevruga Malossol Caviar with your choice of garnish
Medallions of lobster on lobster salad
Saddle of venison stuffed with mousse of poultry liver
Toast
Rolls
Bread
Butter

Freash salads in season
Radicchio
Frisee
Tomatoes
Breast of Guinea-fowl
Quail eggs
Herb dressing

Cress
Belgian endive
Orange fillets
Thousand Island dressing
Bread croutons
Fresh herbs

Tenderloin of beef, medium rare with pepper butter
Roast goose with braised apples
Poached fillets of sole with lobster sauce

Brussel sprouts
Chanterelles
Broccoli
Red cabbage
Buttered rice
Buttered noodles "Spatzle"

Cheese tray with Gorgonzola, Ricotta Salata, Boursault, Raclette, Bouches Lorraine
Bread Rolls Butter

Vanilla Ice Cream with Fruit in rum
Kiwki fruit on almond mousse

Marzipan sweets "Bethmannchen"


Breakfast

Fresh orange juice
Fruit from the basket

Swiss oatmeal "Musli"
Yoghurt

Croissant
Sweet roll with raisins
Rolls
Bread
Toast
Butter
Jam
Honey

Boiled ham
Roast beef
Liver pate "Country style"
Roast cold veal
Emmenthaler cheese

Omelette "Western style"
Skewer of tenderloin of beef

Fresh eggs of your choice with bacon


Rio de Janeiro to Sao Paulo

Snack

Assorted canapes


Sao Paulo to Montevideo/Buenos Aires

Brunch

Cream soup of rock lobster "Cabo Frio" with rock lobster meat
Roll Butter

Lettuce with chives
Yoghurt-lemon or vinaigrette dressing

Grilled shrimp on a skewer with lemon butter
Vol au vent stuffed with poultry ragout

Cheese tray with Roquefort, Camambert, Brie, Saint Paulin, Cream cheese
Bread Butter

Fresh honey melon


Buenos Aires to Santiago

Luncheon

Terrine of trout "Williams"
Toast butter

Fresh salads in season
Dill or cottage cheese-cream dressing

Tenderloin steak stuffed with mushrooms

Braised celery
Filled tomato
Dauphine potatoes

Fruit basket

Kirsch cake "Black Forest style"
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Eastern Airlines "El Inter Americano" Executive Class
May 1986


Santiago to Buenos Aires

Snack

Seasonal Fresh Fruit Salad

Slices of Roast Beef, Smoked Salmon and Rolled ham, served with White Asparagus Spear, Capers and Artichoke stuffed with Waldorf Salad

Fruit tart
Marzipan Candy


Buenos Aires to Miami

Dinner

Smoked Trout Filet
Tomato Stuffed with Waldorf Salad

Seasonal Salad
Italian Dressing

Filet Mignon covered with a Mushroom Sauce, Savoyard Potatoes, Carrots Vichy and Braised Cucumbers

Poached Filet of Pejerey covered with Carrot Sauce and Served with Rice Pilaf and Braised Cucumbers

French Pastry
Chocolates


Breakfast

Coffee, Tea, Milk

Juices

Seasonal Fresh Fruit

Plain Omelette served with Link Sausage, hash Browns and Rolled Bacon

Crepes Duxelles with Sauce Mornay

Assorted Breakfast Breads
Butterballs
Marmelade

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Old May 20, 2011 | 7:43 pm
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Pan Am "Clipper (Business) Class"
Miami to Buenos Aires
December 1988


Dinner

Cocktails and Smoked Almonds

Selected Hors d'Oeuvre

Veal Michel
Sauteed medallions of veal in a rich cream sauce prepared with shallots. Complemented by mediterranean vegetables and parisienne potatoes

Fillet of Sole
Poached fresh fillets of Dover sole with a unique nantua sauce. Served with rice pilaf

Assorted rolls, Grissini and butter

Strawberry Tart


Breakfast

Seasonal Fruit Medley

Dutch Breakfast
Lean ham and gruyere cheese on a bed of crisp greens

Bakery Fresh Breakfast Breads

Creamery Butter and Fruit Preserves

For the hearty appetite we also have available:
Cheese and Fine Herb Omelette
A delicate omelette with a filling of aged cheese, parsley and chives.
Served with a grilled breakfast patty and tomato provencale.

Spanish Omelette
Fluffy omelette enfolds sauteed tomatoes, peppers and onions.
Complemented by becky potatoes and grilled breakfast patty.

Coffee
Decaffeinated Coffee
Tea

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Pan Am "Clipper (Business) Class"
Miami to Rio De Janeiro
November 1987


Midnight Collation-Late Supper
An assortment of chilled roast tenderloin, breast of chicken with spring vegetables, seafood pasta salad and pork loin stuffed with apples and pine nuts.
Accompanied by savoury relishes.

Deli Bread Basket

Fruit Tart


Breakfast

Seasonal Fruit Medley

Dutch Breakfast
Lean ham and gruyere cheese on a bed of crisp greens

Bakery Fresh Breakfast Breads

Creamery Butter and Fruit Preserves

For the hearty appetite we also have available:
Cheese and Fine Herb Omelette
A delicate omelette with a filling of aged cheese, parsley and chives.
Served with a grilled breakfast patty and tomato provencale.

Spanish Omelette
Fluffy omelette enfolds sauteed tomatoes, peppers and onions.
Complemented by becky potatoes and grilled breakfast patty.

Coffee
Decaffeinated Coffee
Tea

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Pan Am "Clipper (Business) Class"
Rio De Janeiro to New York/JFK
April 1989


Dinner

Cocktails and Smoked Almonds

Selected Hors D'Oeuvres
Viande Grisson, Duck Pate, Orange Slice
Tomato filled with Cumberland Sauce made of red currant jelly, english mustard, orange zest and wine.

Filet Mignon with Pepper Sauce
Accompanied by Berny potatoes and Ratatouille.

Chicken with Curry Sauce
Boneless breast of chicken accented by a curry sauce.
Served with Rice pilaf, fried banana, tomato farci and eggplant

Assorted Breads, Grissini and Butter

Cheese Selection

German Chocolate Cake


Breakfast

Fresh Tropical Fruit
Pineapple, papaya and orange

Cheese omelette served with a mini brochette of grilled chicken and beef tenderloin and tomato provencale

Crepe filled with scrambled eggs
Served with a petite filet mignon and tomato provencale

Croissants

Jam Butter

Coffee
Decaffeinated cofffee
Tea
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Pan Am "Clipper (Business) Class"
Rio De Janeiro to New York/JFK
October 1989


Dinner

Cocktails and Smoked Almonds

Selected Hors D'Oeuvres
Chilled jumbo shrimp, smoked salmon and quail eggs served with a tomato filled with golf sauce.

Filet Mignon Tyroliene garnished with beef stock, tomato concassee and fried onions.
Served with Chateau potatoes and spinach souffle

Sea Bass with Lobster sauce
Served with Zucchini with tomato sauce and potatoes vapour

Assorted Breads, Grissini and Butter

Cheese Selection

Quindin


Breakfast

Fresh Tropical Fruit
Pineapple, papaya and orange

Cheese omelette served with a mini brochette of grilled chicken and beef tenderloin and tomato provencale

Crepe filled with scrambled eggs
Served with a petite filet mignon and tomato provencale

Croissants

Jam Butter

Coffee
Decaffeinated cofffee
Tea
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Originally Posted by Betteronacamel
Here's one from 1981 on British Airways. Menu is in English and French, but I'll just do the English version. Wish BA still did 'fancy' routes like this

Crown First Class - routing as follows:

Mauritius
2h20 Afternoon Tea
Seychelles
4h20 Cocktails and Dinner
Bahrain
6h15 Refeshments and Breakfast
Zurich
1h35 Continental Breakfast
London

Mauritius-Seychelles
Afternoon Tea will be served

Seychelles-Bahrain
Dinner

Smoked Sailfish
Seafood Cocktail
*
Grilled fillet of beef - Bearnaise sauce
Roast Duckling with orange sauce
Prawns creole

Buttered peas and carrots
Lyonnaise potatoes
Pilaf rice
*
Salad bowl - Mayonnaise or vinaigrette dressing
*
Fruit Savarin
*
Assorted Cheese
*
Fruit basket

Bahrain-Zurich
Refreshments

Toasted club sandwiches
Lasagne
Danish Pastries

Breakfast

Fruit appetizer
*
Plain or fruit yoghurt
*
Freshly scrambled or boiled eggs
Sauteed lambs kidneys with mushrooms and tomatoes
Pan fried hamour fish
*
Fresh toast
Rolls - Croissants
Butter - Preserves
*
Fruit basket

Zurich-London
Continental Breakfast will be served
very cool routing...vintage BA....
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Avianca First Class
October 1989
Santo Domingo to Frankfurt


Aperitif

Lobster Cocktail
Chicken Galantine Medallions


Dinner

Shrimp Creole
Tenderloin Guayaba
Breast of Chicken Kiev

Rice Pilaf with fresh Parsley
Glazed Spinach
Buttered Mushrooms

Cheese and Fruit
Dessert
Coffee


Breakfast

Creole Omelette
Delmonico Potatoes
Tomato stuffed with Mushrooms

Croissant
Danish
Breads
Marmelade and Butter
Parsley
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