I’m interrupting the tale of Chicago-Pacific Northwest railroads to wish you a Happy New Year and present this menu from a 1931-1932 Canadian Pacific world cruise. The menu was used on the practically brand-new Empress of Britain, which between 1931 and 1939 spent its summers between Montreal and Liverpool and its winters on world cruises.

Click image to view and download a PDF of this menu from the University of British Columbia Chung collection.

The music program is on the back cover instead of the more usual page 2. It lists just four pieces, including ones by Percy Fletcher, Paul Lincke, Giuseppe Verdi, and someone named Ring who I haven’t been able to identify.

The menu itself doesn’t appear to have any dishes specifically for the New Year. One interesting item, however, is Saratoga chips, which claim to be the first commercial potato chips ever made.