The Cook Book by “Oscar” of the Waldorf

Three thousand recipes from the maitre d'hotel of the Waldorf — the hotel kitchen that taught Gilded Age America how to dine, from beef tea to watermelon with champagne.

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Salmon Salad

Remove the skin and bones from two salmon steaks that have been broiled; flake the flesh with two forks, put it into a basin. season it with pepper and salt, and moisten with lemon juice or vinegar, and a very little oil, the fish being oily itself. Soak it for an hour or so. Wash a head of lettuce in plenty of water, drain it well, pull the leaves apart, and put them in a salad-bowl; drain the salmon, put it in with the lettuce, pour over it a mayonnaise dressing, garnish it tastefully with slices of hard boiled eggs, olives and anchovies, cut it into small fancy shapes, and serve.

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