FoodNet

A manual of home-making

1919

Page 315

Presented as published in 1919. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
Garlic: The bulb or "elov^" is somelimej* uned to rub the bottoRi of i salad-bowl, but morn frcniuently io prepare a rhajxm for gre^n salada. Al chaiK)n is a thin piere of bread crust, jibrmt 1 inch wide and 2 inclics 1 sprinkled with salt and rubbed with a rnished clove of garUc, It i in the 1 lot torn of the .salad Iwwl before the salad is put in, and during the mixing, but is rtimovtil bc^forc the saliid is served. Nanlurtium: The flowers are Ui^efi as a garnish; the leaves and youilg budfl are ehopptni to give flavor. 8omet trnes yoimg seeds are chopped and j added to muyonnaise dressing with other ehoppwl se^isoning?^. Onimi: The cut side of an onion may be rubbed over the bowl hcrforaJ the salad is put in to give a slight onion flavor to a green saliid. <>d for] dressings to be used with ve^etubk^. trieat, or tkh is sometimes llAvioirei] by allowing a slice of onion or a litt le onion pulp to lie in it far a few tioofv; j onion juice may be added to ihe dre^^ing itself if diisired. Pardry: Chopped fine and tistnl with other chopped seaflomn^ in batJ French and Mayonnaise dressings. *Sin^c: Choppe<i and use* I with meat salads. SjMnrrnini: Chojjpc*! and sprinklt^l over cold lamb salad; or used for flavoring vinegar to be serveii with (amb .salad. SufH basil: Vt^Oi] with fish and shell-fish. Tarragon: Cho[>iKHl und sprinklwl over salads^ or use<l to make 1 vinegar. Tarragon has a delicate flavor resembling that of i tm* oreML V ScxuHon^ for mlad greens. Spring: Lettuce (curly, Boston hcivl, or Romaine varieties), water * upland or winter crtsw (charlock), black or white mustard, peppei]gf«M, wild chives* young radish and turnip tops, i^rrel, blanched dandetiom^ Oom-sala«l (lamb's salad or fetticus), blanched wild chicory (succory). Sumnirr: IjCttucOi water cre^^^ sorrel, cabbage, nasturtium atexna and young ijuds, endive (late sunmier). i Autumn: Lettuce, siirrel, endive, cabbogiv Cvelery, 1 WitUcr: Lettuce, French endive (witloof clueoiy), endivep cahbagr, celery. SAL.iD DREaSlNOS The apparently infinite ni»mber of saIft(J dre^ssing^ may read-j ily be reduced to a few well-rccognused types. These types with k SALADS 565 their best-known modifications are listed below in the order of their simijlicity. It is believetl that this clas^ilicatiori will prove more aoggestive than a large number of specific recipes. SaU. Suitable for a green sakd. * Salt and mL Suitable for a green &alad or for tomatoes. Vinegar, sitgar, and toaier. Suitable for a green sabd or for tomatoes. Lemon juice, ^tgar^ nnd water. Suitable for a grw^n salad, for tornat+Mirf, or for fruit. Children are likely to t*njoy this dressing. Recipe. Stramr*fl juine of 1 lemon, 1 tcjispoon powdereti sugar An equal quantity of cold water Salt French dressing. The most extensively used dressing; suitable for green salads, vegetable salads j fruit salads, egg, Bsh, or meat salads, although ua a rule a thicker dressing is preferred for the last three. Recipe. 3 tables^ poons oil . 34 to fj teasiKKm salt 1 lal>lesi>oon vinegar 1/8 te4ispoon pepper or lemon juice Dash of cayenne pepper