A Calendar of Dinners

Marion Harris Neil's calendar of dinners — a year of menus and 615 recipes, one Crisco kitchen at a time.

Salads

12 recipes in this part of A Calendar of Dinners.

Viennese Carrots

2 tablespoonfuls Crisco 1 bunch carrots 1 tablespoonful flour 1/2 teaspoonful sugar 2 tablespoonfuls vinegar Salt and pepper to taste 1…

For Salad (Quart chopped apples pint)

1 quart chopped apples 1 pint diced celery 1 1/2 cupfuls blanched and shredded almonds 2/3 cupful rolled pecan nut meats For salad. Mix…

For Dressing (Tablespoonfuls melted Crisco)

6 tablespoonfuls melted Crisco 1 teaspoonful salt 1/4 teaspoonful paprika Pinch black pepper 1 tablespoonful tarragon vinegar 2…

Celery and Almond Salad

1 cupful melted Crisco 1 yolk of egg 1 tablespoonful lemon juice 1 tablespoonful vinegar 1 head celery 1/2 cupful blanched almonds 1 crisp…

Dressing (Tablespoonful Crisco Pinch)

1 tablespoonful Crisco Pinch of salt 2 tablespoonfuls sugar 2 tablespoonfuls vinegar 2 eggs 1/2 pint whipped cream

Salad

24 marshmallows 1 can pineapple 2 juicy apples 6 oranges Lettuce leaves For salad. Cut fruit and marshmallows into small pieces, then mix…

Orange and Tomato Salad

3 tablespoonfuls melted Crisco 4 tomatoes 4 oranges 1 tablespoonful chopped parsley Tarragon vinegar Salt Peel oranges and tomatoes, and…

For Dressing (Tablespoonfuls melted Crisco) (II)

5 tablespoonfuls melted Crisco 1 teaspoonful mustard 1 teaspoonful salt 2 teaspoonfuls sugar 2 yolks of eggs 3/4 cupful cream or milk 1/4…

For Salad (Cupfuls sliced cold potatoes)

3 cupfuls sliced cold potatoes 1 cupful broken hickory nut meats 1 teaspoonful chopped onion Chopped parsley Cold cooked sliced beets…

Potato and Pimiento Salad

1 tablespoonful Crisco 4 potatoes 2 hard-cooked eggs 1/2 can pimientos 1 tablespoonful chopped cucumber pickle 1 teaspoonful salt

Dressing (Tablespoonful Crisco)

1 tablespoonful Crisco 2 teaspoonfuls dry mustard 1 teaspoonful salt 2 tablespoonfuls sugar 1 lemon 1/2 pint vinegar 2 eggs For salad. Boil…

Shrimp Salad

2 tablespoonfuls Crisco 1 can shrimps 1 cupful celery cut in cubes 1 cupful tart apples cut in cubes 1 cupful broken Brazil nut meats 1/2…

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