Dromedary “Novelty” Recipes

Dates, cocoanut and candied peel, sold to America in 1920 with a camel on the packet — recipes tested by Marion Harris Neil.

Cocoanut and Date Salads

8 recipes in this part of Dromedary “Novelty” Recipes.

Date and Pear Salad

stoned and sliced 1 cup Dromedary Dates, 1/2 cup Dromedary Cocoanut 2 cups canned pears, chopped Cream mayonnaise dressing Crisp lettuce…

Cocoanut and Pineapple Salad

Drain the contents from a can of pineapple. Lay the slices of pineapple on crisp lettuce leaves on salad plates, fill the centers with…

Date and Orange Salad

1 cup Dromedary Dates 4 large oranges Crisp lettuce leaves French dressing Separate dates, cover with boiling water and cook for 3 minutes…

Date and Apple Salad

1 package Dromedary Dates 11½ cups celery 2 large apples 34 cup walnuts Peel apples and cut into small dice. Pit dates and cut small. Mix…

Date and Cottage Cheese Salad

Dromedary Dates Cottage cheese Chopped pecans or walnuts Mayonnaise dressing Crisp lettuce leaves Lemon, sliced Preserved cherries or…

Cocoanut, Apple and Celery Salad

1 envelope powdered 3 apples, sliced gelatine 1 cup celery, sliced 21½ cups hot water 3 lemons 1/2 cup sugar Crisp lettuce leaves 1 cup…

Fruit Salad with Cocoanut

1 cup Dromedary Cocoanut 4 bananas, sliced 4 oranges, diced 2 cups canned pineapple, diced 1 cup white cherries, stoned A few nut meats…

A New Salad

Shred some cabbage, choosing a sweet, white one, suitable for slaw or salad; blend with plenty of Dromedary Cocoanut, and some…

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