Meatless Cookery

Published as America rationed meat for the war, this is a whole cuisine built without it — nut roasts and cheese soufflés, dasheen and okra soups, vegetable gelatine, and a chapter on what to do with the whites of eggs.

Salads

15 recipes in this part of Meatless Cookery.

Combination Salad

6 medium sized tomatoes 2 rather small cucumbers 6 radishes 1/2 sweet green pepper French salad dressing Arrange the salad on individual…

Macedoine Salad No. I

1 cup diced carrots 1/2 cup diced potatoes 1 cup string beans 1/2 cup diced sweet potatoes 1/2 cup diced turnips 1/2 cup French dressing…

Salad in Tomato Cups

6 tomatoes 1/2 cup diced cucumbers 1 cup cut celery 1 cup diced apples 1 cup cream dressing 1 teaspoonful salt Select firm, well-shaped…

Apple and Celery Salad

2 cups diced apples 2 cups cut celery 1 cup cream salad dressing To prepare the apples, peel and cut as nearly as possible into half-inch…

Cheese Salad No. 2

1/4 pound of American cheese grated 1/2 pint whipped cream Salt and paprika 1/2 tablespoonful vegetable gelatine 2 tablespoonfuls of…

Bulgarian Salad

1 cup chopped pecans 1 cup cream cheese, diced 1/4 cup cream 2 tablespoonsfuls lemon juice 1/4 cup cream dressing Marinate the cheese and…

Cauliflower Salad

1 head cauliflower Lettuce Cream dressing Remove the green leaves from the cauliflower and place it head down in cold water to which has…

Banana and Walnut Salad

3 bananas 2 tablespoonfuls chopped English walnuts 2 tablespoonfuls cream dressing 1 scant tablespoonful cream 1 teaspoonful sugar Mix the…

Berkeley Salad

1 cup diced pineapple 2 cups diced oranges 1 cup diced bananas 1 cup seeded Malaga grapes 1 cup pineapple juice 1 cup hot water 3…

Summer Salad

1 cup diced cucumbers 1 cup cut celery 1 cup diced radishes 1 cup cream dressing 1 dozen medium-sized lettuce leaves 1/4 cup grated onion…

Celery Salad

3 cups cut celery 1 cup cream dressing Mix the celery with the cream dressing. Garnish with water cress or celery tops.

Celery and Tomato Salad

1 pint diced fresh tomatoes 1/4 cup dressing 1/2 cup celery Peel the tomatoes and cut into three-fourth inch cubes, rejecting the seedy…

Beets and Peas in Aspic

3 red beets 1 can French peas 1 dozen ripe olives 1/3 package vegetable gelatine 1 cup boiling water Juice 2 lemons Wash and cook two beets…

French Salad

1 pint cold diced potatoes 1/2 cup diced cucumbers 1/2 cup diced radishes 1/4 cup grated onion 1 cup cream dressing Salt to taste 1 cup…

Peas and Celery Salad

1 can peas 1 1/2 cups chopped celery 1 cup cream dressing 1 onion 1/3 teaspoon salt Drain the juice from one can of peas, wash, drain…

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