Buckeye Cookery

Tried and approved: the great American housekeeping bible of 1880.

Salads

25 recipes in this part of Buckeye Cookery.

Sidney Smith'S Winter Salad

Two large potatoes, passed through kitchen sieve, Unwonted softness to the salad give; Of mordant mustard add a single spoon- Distrust the…

Asparagus Salad

After having scraped and washed asparagus, boil soft in salt water, drain off water, add pepper, salt and strong cider vinegar, and then…

Bean Salad

String young beans, break into half-inch pieces (or leave whole), wash and cook soft in salt water; drain well, add finely-chopped onions…

Cabbage Salad (Two quarts finely-chopped)

Two quarts finely-chopped cabbage, two level table-spoons salt, two of white sugar, one of black pepper, and a heaping one of ground…

Cabbage Salad (Put the milk and vinegar)

Put the milk and vinegar on to heat in separate sauce-pans; when the vinegar boils, add butter, sugar, salt and pepper, and stir in the…

Cream Slaw

One gallon cabbage cut very fine, pint vinegar, pint sour cream, half cup sugar, tea-spoon flour, two eggs, and a piece of butter the size…

Plain Cold Slaw

Slice cabbage very fine, season with salt, pepper, and a little sugar; pour over vinegar and mix thoroughly. It is nice served in the…

Chicken Salad (Chop fine one chicken cooked)

Chop fine one chicken cooked tender, one head cabbage, and five cold hard-boiled eggs; season with salt, pepper and mustard to taste; warm…

Chicken Salad (Boil three chickens until)

Boil three chickens until tender, salting to taste; when cold cut in small pieces and add twice the quantity of celery cut up with a knife…

Chicken Salad (Boil one chicken tender chop)

Boil one chicken tender; chop moderately fine the whites of twelve hard-boiled eggs and the chicken; add equal quantities of chopped celery…

Chicken Salad (Four chickens two bunches)

Four chickens; two bunches of celery to each chicken; one pint vinegar, two eggs, two table-spoons salad oil, two of liquid mustard, one of…

Cucumber Salad

Peel and slice cucumbers; mix with salt, and let stand half an hour; mix two table-spoons sweet-oil or ham gravy with as much vinegar, and…

Ham Salad

Cut up small bits of boiled ham, place in salad-bowl with the hearts and inside leaves of a head of lettuce. Make dressing as follows: Mix…

Herring Salad

Soak over night three Holland herrings cut in very small pieces; cook and peel eight medium potatoes, and when cold chop with two small…

Lettuce Salad

Take the yolks of three hard-boiled eggs, add salt and mustard to taste; mash it fine; make a paste by adding a dessert-spoon of olive-oil…

Lobster Salad

Put a large lobster over the fire in boiling water slightly salted; boil rapidly for about twenty minutes; when done it will be of a bright…

Potato Salad

Boil four large Irish potatoes, peel and mash smooth; mince two onions, and add to the potato, make a dressing of the yolks of three…

Salmon Salad

Set a can of salmon in a kettle of boiling water, let boil twenty minutes, take out of the can and put in a deep dish, pour off the juice…

Tomato Salad

Take the skin, juice, and seeds from nice, fresh tomatoes, chop what remains with celery, and add a good salad-dressing.

Salad Dressing (Yolks of two hard-boiled eggs)

Yolks of two hard-boiled eggs rubbed very fine and smooth, one tea-spoon English mustard, one of salt, the yolks of two raw eggs beaten…

Salad Dressing (Yolks of two eggs beaten)

The yolks of two eggs beaten thoroughly, one level tea-spoon salt, one of pepper, two of white sugar, two tea-spoons prepared mustard, one…

Bottled Salad Dressing

Beat yolks of eight eggs, add to them a cup of sugar, one tablespoon each of salt, mustard, and black pepper, a little cayenne, and half a…

Cream Dressing For Cold Slaw

Two table-spoons whipped sweet cream, two of sugar, and four of vinegar; beat well and pour over cabbage, previously cut very fine and…

Mayonnaise Dressing

Beat a raw egg (some use the yolks only) with a salt-spoon of salt (using a wooden-spoon) until it is thoroughly smooth, add a tea-spoon…

Salad-Dressing With Potato

Peel one large potato, boil, mash until all lumps are out, and add the yolk of a raw egg, stir all well together and season with a tea…

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