The National home cook book

; CUCUMBERS AND ONIONS—After slicing the cucumbers, cover with cracked ice, omitting salt, which makes them tough. To remove the strong onion taste from some onions, — - sprinkle the slices with granulated sugar; after standing a few minutes rinse off and place in dish with cucumbers. Served in this way they are crisp and delicious. Each one can add vinegar, salt and pepper to suit taste. + _ -DANDELION SALAD—Is rather too bitter for the ordinary taste, but if the young leaves be mixed with lettuce, the result is a piquant salad full of tonic qualities. EGG LILIES (An Easter Salad)—Place one egg for Sach lily in cold water, bboil 10 minutes, drop in cold water, shell and while still warm, cut with silver knife, in strips from small end nearly to base; very carefully lay back the petals on a lettuce leaf; remove yolks and rub them with spoonful of butter and mayonnaise dressing, form into cone shape balls and place on petals, grating a little of yolk of one egg over the ball. Serve on small plates—one lily for each person. With care this is not hard to make, and it makes an attractive dish to serve at any time.. hs ENGLISH SALAD—Inside stalks one bunch celery, one dill pickle, two sweet pickles, two tart apples, one orange, one banana, one cup English walnut meats, broken, one pound lettuce. Cover with a good salad dressing. rt: ie FRUIT SALAD—One-half box gelatin (in hot weather double this amount of gelatin), dissolved in sufficient cold water to completely cover. Then pour one pint boiling water on it. When cool add one cup sugar and juice of two — lemons. Put fruit in dish that sits level on ice and pour gelatin solution over all. Fruits as follows: One can apricots, one can pineapple, three oranges sliced, six bananas sliced, 10 cents' worth almonds, blanched and chopped; peaches sliced to equal bananas in amount, add strawberries and raspberries. Mingle all carefully together, pour gelatin over; set on ice, and any fruit not at hand can be omitted. y 2 FRUIT GELATIN—Soak one box gelatin in one pint cold water a few moments, add one quart boiling water, 1% pints granulated sugar; when dissolved, flavor with juice of three lemons, strain into mold. Before it begins to stiffen add four oranges sliced in small pieces (leaving the white skin), one-half pound Malaga grapes, split lengthwise, one-half pound English walnuts, kernels halved, one-half teacup pineapple, cut in small pieces. Add a few seeded raisins if liked. Serve with whipped cream. Let salad stand on ice till firm before turning out. Pp HAM SALAD—Mince fine cold boiled ham, one hard boiled egg, add a little thick cream (just enough to make it a paste), a pinch of mustard, one tablespoon good cider vinegar. Pack closely on platter and garnish with slices of hard boiled egg over top and parsley or celery tops around edges. This is not only palatable, but handsome, _ LETTUCE SALAD—Take one pound lettuce, wash and wring out and crush with the hands. Take one bunch dwarf celery and about six green onions. Chop fine and mix with the lettuce. For the dressing beat one egg, add about teaspoonful cornstarch or flour, four or five tablespoonfuls sugar, a pinch mustard, salt and pepper to season. Mix well. Next cut fat bacon into cubes, fry until brown and crisp, pour the dressing over them and cook until thick, stirring all the time. Pour when hot over the lettuce, celery. and onions. } ‘MACARONI SALAD—Break into two-inch pieces required amount of macaroni for a meal. Cook until tender in salt water; when cold mix with the same amount of fine slice cabbage. Then mix with salad dressing. ~ _ NUT SALAD—One cup English walnut meats, chopped two cups shredded lettuce, one cup chopped celery; mix all together, arrange on lettuce leaves, garnish with whipped cream. Easy made and good.