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Mrs. Ericsson Hammond's salad appetizer cook book...

1924

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Presented as published in 1924. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
Two medium-sized pineapples, one head of lettuce, one pound of green grapes, and two cups of mayonnaise dressingPineapple Salad with Grapes a la Princess. How to Make It. Cut off the tops from the pineapples and peel them. For decoration cut one of the pineapples in halves, then cut it in quarters, cut each quarter in three, and cut them all in halves across, making twenty-four pieces. The other pineapple cut in halves, cut away all the hard part, then slice it in thin slices and cut it in strips [Julienne style]; take a head of lettuce that has been left in ice-water to become crisp; select the best leaves for decoration of the platter, the rest cut in strips the same as the pineapple [Julienne style]; mix pineapples and lettuce together, also the green grapes that first have been dipped in hot water and the skin removed; cut each grape in six lengthwise; mix it all together and add to it two tablespoons of thick, well-seasoned mayonnaise dressing. Dress the platter with the lettuce leaves and in the center put the salad, forming it high the shape of a pyramid; coat it heavily with mayonnaise dressing and decorate all around with the pieces of pineapples, with the wide end in and the point out. Decorate each with some orange glaze put in a paper bag that holds a very small tube; in the center of the salad put the small heart of the lettuce and make four large daisies of truffles with a yellow center, one opposite the other. Put water on the stove with salt and baking soda and when boiling dip the tops of the pineapples in it to bring out the green. When cold pick it apart, one leaf from the other, and take out twenty-four of the prettiest and greenest leaves; put them in between each piece of pineapple. 52 MRS. ERICSSON HAMMOND’S COOK BOOK Prune Salad a la Florence ' Salads de Pruneaux a la Florence Secure very large prunes; wash them, let them soak for a few hours. Put one pound of prunes in two quarts of water; let them cook slowly until they are done; add the juice of a lemon, the rind, and a half cup of sugar, let them cook again in their juice. Let stand until cold, when cold open the prunes on the side; remove the stone and stuff; glaze the prunes with some aspic on both sides of the filling and around in between the prunes and the filling put a fine strip of Spanish pepper. Slice unpeeled red apples in thin slices; with a small cutter cut out the hard part of the center from each, spread with mayonnaise; arrange crisp lettuce in the form of a ring on a platter; on top of the lettuce place the slices of apples which should be all uniform size. Place the prunes one on each side of apple and in the center fill with Aurorian sauce; garnish with the heart of the lettuce and with long streamers of cut Spanish pepper in between each prune across the bed of lettuce. Filling. Stir one spoon of butter to a cream ; add to it a quarter pound of Philadelphia cream cheese, cayenne pepper and salt; when mixed add one spoon of whipped creamPrune Salad a la Florence. When filling the prunes put the cheese in a paper bag that holds a fancy tube. Peach Salad a la Luella Salade de Peches a la Luella Peach Salad a la Luella