Low Cost Recipes

Feeding a family well on little, 1914 - soups to cakes, with every left-over accounted for.

Salads

12 recipes in this part of Low Cost Recipes.

White Mayonnaise Without Oil

Put the yolks of 2 raw eggs, I tablespoonful of butter, a dash of cayenne, and 1/4 teaspoonful of salt in a saucepan and stand in another…

Mayonnaise Without Oil

In a saucepan put I salt-spoonful of ground mustard, 1½ of a teaspoonful of salt, 1/4 of a teaspoonful of white pepper or a dash of…

French Dressing

In a bowl or saucer put 4 tablespoonfuls of olive oil, ½ of a teaspoonful of salt and a little white pepper or a dash of cayenne. Stir for…

Fish Salad

Separate into small pieces or flakes 1/2 pound of cold fish, slice an equal quantity of cold cooked potato, chop 2 gherkins fine; mix well…

Rice Salad

To 2 cupfuls of cold boiled rice take I cupful of finely diced deep red beets and I cupful of chopped or cut celery. Do not mix together…

Tasty Salad

Wash, then soak in cold water, the inside leaves of tender lettuce, drain it, dry it on a napkin and arrange it tastefully on a flat dish…

Hot Egg Salad

Into a small saucepan put 1 tablespoonful of olive oil and set over the fire. When very hot break into it 3 fresh eggs; as they begin to…

Hot Potato Salad

Cut into dices sufficient bacon to measure 2/3 of a cupful and fry slowly until lightly colored. Skim out the bacon and in the fat fry 2…

Ham Salad in Potato Nests

Mince I cupful of boiled or fried ham, 4 hardboiled eggs (boil at least twenty minutes), I teaspoonful of celery seed, I of mustard, I…

Ham Salad

This forms a luncheon dish a little out of the ordinary. To I cupful of minced ham add 2 hard-boiled eggs previously chopped fine, saving…

Whole Tomato Salad

For each guest, wash and dry I nice solid tomato, cut a slice from the stem end, remove the pulp with the fingers; chop fine some…

Nantese Salad

Peel 3 medium sized Spanish onions, scoop out 1 teaspoonful of the center of each and put in the hollow a bit of butter sufficient to half…

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