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The Cook County cook book

1912

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Presented as published in 1912. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
CELERY ROOT SALAD.— Chop together 3 stalks of celery, 3 hard-boiled eggs, 2 small onions, Yz cup vinegar, 3 boiled pota- toesCelery Root Salad, J/2 pt. cream. Season with salt, cayenne and pepper, and serve with salad dressing. — Mrs. Klug, 25 N. 5th Ave., Maywood^, 111. CELERY STICKS— Thicken salad dressing with chopped nuts and grated cheese; when thick enough to handle fill the grooves with crisp, clean sticks of celery. — Mrs. Conklin, 914 N, 5th Ave., Maywood, 111. CELERY CHEESE STICK.— Cut crisp celery into 4-inch lengths, fill the cavity with pimento cheese. These sticks are used in place of wafers. — Mrs. L. C. Crawford, 1003 S. 3rd Ave., Mlay- wood. 111. CHERRY SALAD.— Remove the stones from 1 qt. of ox- heart cherries and insert a blanched hazelnut meat in each one, or a piece of broken walnut meat. Pour over them the juice of 1 lemon. Arrange on lettuce leaves and pour mayonnaise dressing mixed with whipped creamCherry Salad. The white canned cherries may be -used instead of fresh ones. This salad is especially appropriate for a Washington Birthday entertainment. — Mrs. Jas. M. Northcott, 807 Forest Ave., Wilmette, 111. VARIATION I. — Dissolve 1 box of gelatin, pour over J^ pt. cherries. Serve with meat. — Mrs. Frederic Sharp, 700 S. 3rd Ave., Maywood, 111. CHEESE AND CELERY SALAD.— Cut blanched celery stalks into small pieces; add half the bulk of Edam cheese, broken or cut into bits; dress with French dressing; turn into a salad bowl, lined with heart leaves of lettuce. For the garnish, remove the center from half a tomatoCheese and Celery Salad, cut the edge in points to simulate the petals of a flower, and fill with 2 or 3 celery tips. Serve with bread and butter sandwiches. — Mrs^ Roger Rawlmgs, Chicago Heights, 111. COOK COUNTY COOK BOOK 449 COTTAGE CHEESE SALAD.— Mix 1 minced sweet pepper or 6 pimentos with 1 pt, of seasoned cottage cheese, and 10 drops of onion juiceCottage Cheese Salad. Make into little balls and serve on lettuce leaves with French dressing. Ground nuts may be added, if liked. — Mrs. Robert Appleton, 1128 Centre Ave., Wilmette, 111. CHEESE AND CURRANT SALAD.— Mash a cream cheese with finely chopped lettuce. Shape in balls, arrange on lettuce leaves, pour over French dressing, and over all sprinkle the cur- rantCheese and Currant Salads.—Mrs. L. C. Crawford, 1003 S. 3rd Ave., Maywood, 111. CHEESE AND OLIVE SALAD.— Mash a cream cheese, moisten with cream, and season with salt and cayenne. Add 6 olives, finely chopped, lettuce, finely cut, and ^ can pimento, cut in strips. Cheese and Olive Salad Press in original shape of cheese and let stand 2 hrs. Cut in slices, separate in pieces, and serve on lettuce leaves, with mayonnaise dressing. — Mrs. L. C. Crawford, 1003 S. 3rd Ave., May- wood, 111. CHESTNUT SALAD.— Shell, blanch and boil until tender as many chestnuts as needed. Drain and set aside to cool. Boil 2 eggs hard. Arrange lettuce in a salad bowl, put the chestnuts over and then a salad dressing made of lemon juice, olive oil, salt and a pinch of sugarChestnut Salad. Hold a small sieve over the salad, grate over the chestnuts the yolk of an egg and over all lay the white of the egg, cut in rings. — Mrs. E. D. Kelley, Winnetka, 111.