Pompeian Salad Recipes

An olive-oil importer's 1920 salad book, from the years when a salad was still an argument that had to be won.

The Book

1 recipe in this part of Pompeian Salad Recipes.

Foreword

SALADS, properly prepared, appeal to both the eye and the appetite. The brilliant red of sliced or whole tomatoes, the delicate green…

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