Salads and Salad Dressings
Cardinal Salad
2 large beets 2 tablespoons vinegar 1/2 cup wax beans 1/2 cup peas 1/2 cup asparagus tips Mayonnaise made with vinegar from beets Lettuce…
Cabbage Salad
1/2 head cabbage 6 eggs 1/2 cup sugar 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon mustard 2 teaspoons melted butter 1/4 cup vinegar Cut the cabbage in…
Cole-Slaw
1/4 cup vinegar 1 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon pepper 1 tablespoon sugar 3 eggs 1 tablespoon butter 2 tablespoons cream 3 cups cabbage…
Carrot Salad
1 cup grated raw carrot 1 cup chopped raw cabbage or celery, or cabbage and celery combined 1 tablespoon lemon-juice 1/2 teaspoon salt…
Cucumber Jelly Salad
1 pint grated cucumber Salt and paprika 2 tablespoons vinegar 1 tablespoon oil 1 teaspoon gelatin 2 teaspoons cold water 6 halves of…
Lettuce Salad
Choose for this the crisp center of the lettuce. Wash it, dry it well, pull to pieces or cut it into four or six sections, and arrange it…
Potato Salad
1 quart new potatoes 1 tablespoon oil 2 tablespoons vinegar 1 onion 2 stalks celery Lemon 1 tablespoon capers 1 tablespoon chopped parsley…
Tomato and Celery Salad
6 tomatoes 2 cups celery, diced 1/3 to 1/2 cup mayonnaise Lettuce leaves Select firm tomatoes of a good size, cut a slice from the top of…
Tomato Surprise Salad
6 tomatoes 3/4 cup diced cucumber 1/2 cup diced, cooked chicken 1/4 cup chopped nuts 1/4 cup mayonnaise dressing Lettuce Garnish of…
Frozen Fruit Salad
1 pint cream 1 1/2 cups fruit cut fine (cherries, peaches, pineapple, etc.) 3/4 cup mayonnaise 1 teaspoon powdered sugar 1 teaspoon…
Tomato Jelly Salad
3 cups stewed tomatoes, fresh or canned 1 slice onion 1 stalk celery 1 bay-leaf 1 clove 1/4 green pepper pod 1 teaspoon sugar Salt 1/2 box…
Alligator-Pear Salad
2 alligator pears Lettuce leaves 1/2 to 3/4 cup mayonnaise on French dressing Alligator pears, or avocadoes, are to be had at fancy…
Banana and Nut Salad
3 bananas 1/2 cup nuts 6 leaves lettuce 1/2 cup mayonnaise or boiled dressing Peel bananas and cut in two lengthwise. Roll in nut-meats…
Coconut Fruit Salad
1 1/2 cups mixed diced tart apples and celery 1/2 cup shredded coconut 1 tablespoon lemon-juice 4 tablespoons oil 4 tablespoons…
Combination Fruit Salad
6 halves of stewed pears, fresh or canned Lettuce leaves 36 white cherries Boiled dressing Place the half pears on crisp lettuce leaves…
French Fruit Salad
1 orange 1 banana 1/2 pound Malaga grapes 1 dozen English walnuts Lettuce French dressing Peel the oranges and cut away the sections from…
Grapefruit and Grape Salad
2 cups grapefruit sections 2 tablespoons grape-juice 2 tablespoons French dressing 1/2 cup Malaga grapes, peeled and seeded Peel fine large…
Pear Salad
6 pears 6 stalks celery Mayonnaise Salt and pepper 1/2 cup broken walnut-meats and stoned olives, chopped Lettuce leaves Select well-formed…
Pineapple and Cream-Cheese Salad
6 slices canned pineapple 1 cup cream cheese Purple grape-juice French dressing Lettuce leaves Work enough grape-juice into the cream…
Tropical Salad
1 cup cantaloup balls 6 slices tomato Garnish of red pepper Any desired dressing Lettuce leaves With a vegetable cutter, cut small balls…
Salad Eggs
6 hard-cooked eggs 1 tablespoon butter 1 tablespoon cream 1/2 teaspoon mustard Pinch cayenne 1 teaspoon salt 1 tablespoon anchovy paste…
Chicken Salad
2 cups diced chicken 1 cup diced celery Mayonnaise Lettuce Garnish of celery tops, beets cut into dice, capers, egg-yolks, etc. Left-over…
Fish Salad
1 pound haddock or other fish 2 tablespoons oil 1 tablespoon vinegar 1 cup chopped celery Lettuce Mayonnaise Wrap the haddock in a clean…
Lobster Salad
1 1/2 cups diced lobster meat 1/2 cup diced celery Vinegar Mayonnaise Lettuce Remove the meat from fresh boiled lobster chilled. Reserve…
Sardine Salad
3/4 cup sardines 3/4 cup hard-cooked egg 1 cucumber Lettuce leaves Mayonnaise or French dressing Remove the skin and bones from sardines…
Shrimp Salad
1 pint cooked shrimps prawns, fresh or canned Marinade Lettuce, shredded celery, or shaved cabbage Mayonnaise or other dressing Marinate…
Miscellaneous Combinations for Salads
1. Asparagus and tomato 2. Cabbage, pineapple and coconut 3. Pea, cheese and pickle 4. Mashed potatoes, combined with pimiento, green…
French Dressing
3 tablespoons oil 3/4 to 1 tablespoon vinegar or lemon-juice 3/4 teaspoon pepper 1 teaspoon salt These ingredients make a simple French…
Variations for French Dressing
Many variations may be made by the addition of other ingredients to the French dressing. Grated cheese may be added, also bits of parsley…
Mayonnaise Dressing
All materials should be thoroughly chilled before being used in the making of mayonnaise. 2 raw egg-yolks 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon…
Variations in the Making of Mayonnaise Dressing
Mayonnaise dressing takes on a new flavor if chopped pickles, olives, mangoes, pimiento or celery are added. Mayonnaise may be extended by…
Colored Mayonnaise
Mayonnaise may be colored green in the following manner: Boil two cups of spinach until tender, drain it, let it cool and squeeze dry. Mash…
Thousand Island Salad Dressing
1 cup mayonnaise 4 tablespoons chilli sauce 1 tablespoon chives 3 tablespoons catchup 1 teaspoon tarragon vinegar 1 tablespoon chopped…
Boiled Dressing
1/4 cup vinegar 3/4 tablespoon sugar 1/4 tablespoon flour 1/8 tablespoon mustard 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/8 teaspoon pepper 1 egg-yolk 1/4…
Sour-Cream Salad Dressing
1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon sugar 1/8 teaspoon cayenne 1 tablespoon lemon-juice 2 tablespoons vinegar 1 cup sour cream This makes an…
Dressing for Meat Salads
Tartar sauce and Hollandaise sauce can be used with meat salads very nicely, if desired.