Modernistic Recipe-Menu Book

Jessie Marie DeBoth's 1929 cooking school, recipe by recipe - planked dinners, bridge parties, a Chinese supper, and a hundred kinds of Christmas cookie.

Salad Dressings

12 recipes in this part of Modernistic Recipe-Menu Book.

French Dressing Foundation Recipe

1/2 cup salad oil 1/4 cup vinegar or lemon juice 1 1/4 teaspoons salt 1/4 teaspoon pepper dash of cayenne 1 1/4 teaspoons sugar Place all…

Mayonnaise Dressing

3 egg yolks 1 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon mustard 1/8 teaspoon pepper 1/4 teaspoon powdered sugar 2 cups olive oil 2 tablespoons lemon juice…

Cooked Salad Dressing

1/2 tablespoon salt 1 teaspoon mustard 1 1/2 tablespoons sugar Few grains red pepper 1/2 tablespoon flour 2 egg yolks 3/4 cup diluted…

Creamy Cooked Dressing

4 tablespoons sugar 4 tablespoons flour 1 teaspoon salt 1 1/2 cups boiling water 2 eggs 1/3 cup lemon juice or vinegar 1/2 cup whipped…

Fancy Cream Fruit Dressing

1/3 cup each of lemon, orange and pineapple juices 1/2 cup sugar 2 well-beaten eggs 1/2 cup whipped cream Bring fruit juices and sugar to…

Butter Dressing

2 raw egg yolks 6 tablespoons butter 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/8 teaspoon pepper 4 tarragon leaves, chopped fine 1/2 teaspoon lemon juice Put egg…

Fruit Salad Dressing

1 cup pineapple juice juice of 1 lemon and orange 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/4 cup sugar 1 tablespoon cornstarch 2 beaten eggs 1 cup whipped cream…

Salad Dressing without Oil

2 eggs 1/2 teaspoon mustard 1 teaspoon salt 1 tablespoon sugar 2 tablespoons melted butter 3 tablespoons vinegar 1 cup whipped cream Beat…

Sour Cream Dressing

1 cup sour cream 1 tablespoon sugar 1 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon pepper 1 teaspoon prepared mustard 2 tablespoons each lemon juice and…

Remoulade Dressing

This dressing must be carefully made. Much depends on the mixing, which, if hurriedly or carelessly done, will cause mixture to curdle. Put…

Indian Salad Sauce

4 egg yolks, hard cooked 3 tablespoons cream 1/2 teaspoon pepper 1 teaspoon salt 1 tablespoon brown sugar 3 teaspoons prepared mustard 4…

Congress Dressing

1 cup heavy cream 1 tablespoon lemon juice 2 tablespoons grape jelly Whip cream thick, then beat in lemon juice and jelly. Recipe makes…

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