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Cauliflower Salad

From Mrs. Maclurcan's cookery book, 1899

Serves 1

Presented as published in 1899. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation below, not the original instructions.

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This recipe was extracted from Mrs. Maclurcan's cookery book (1899) by H. Maclurcan, page 61. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

White pepper 1 saltspoonful salt i cup of vinegar 3 eggs. Mode. — Heat tbe butter in a saucepan until it is oily, add the flour and stir until smooth, add a little milk and let boil, then add the other ingredients, and stir until it thickens like custard ; allow to get cold. This is a splendid dressing for potato salad. 351_AUSTEALIAN SALAD DEESSING . (Another Way). I wineglass of best oil 1 tablespoonful dry mustard 4 wineglasses of vinegar Salt and pepper to taste I tablespoonful sugar Teacupful milk Yolks of 2 eggs well beaten. Mode.— "Mix all these ingredients carefully together, then put in a saucepan and heat, stirring all the time ; allow to cool, then it is ready for use. 352— POTATO SALAD 1 lb. cold, boiled potatoes A few capers Dressing from No. 4 recipe 2 or 3 slices of beetroot 2 hard-boiled eggs. Mode. — Slice the potatoes very thinly into a salad bowl or glass dish, pour over sufficient dressing to moisten, then garnish with the hard-boiled eggs (chopped up), the beetroot cut in slices, and a few capers. 353— LETTUCE SALAD. I nice large crisp lettuce Dressing from No. 2 recipe Garnish with hard-boiled egg. Mode. — Break the lettuce into pieces and pour over it the dressing made from No. 2 recipe ; garnish with hard- boiled egg, (or with No. 3 dressing for serving with game). Salads and Dressings. ,354~HA.RICOT BEANS SALAD. 1 pt. eold, boiled haricot beans Dressing No. 3 recipe Garnishing. If you have any haricot beans left never throw them away as they make an excellent salad. Mode. — Put them in a glass dish, pour over dressing from No. 3 recipe, garnish with a little lettuce, hard- boiled eggs, etc. 355— BEETROOT. 2 small beetroots Salt Vinegar and a little oil. Mode. — Boil the beetroots in salt and water for about two hours, or until quite tender ; take out, and when cold skin them. ; slice them rather thinly, put in a glass dish, pour over a little vinegar and oil ; allow to stand an hour before using. 056-CUCUMBEE SALAD. 1 nice medium cucumber Oil and vinegar Salt 1 onion Mode. — Slice the cucumber, sprinkle freely with salt, put in a soup plate tilted on one side to drain, allow to stand half an hour, pour off all the water, put a little pepper over it ; slice a small onion, then pour over the vinegar in which a little oil has been mixed. 357— COLD VEGETABLE SALAD, Remains of any cold vegetables Dressing from No. 3 recipe Mode. — Cold cabbage, peas, cauliflour and potatoes ; mix altogether, pour over some dressing from No. 3 recipe. Salads and Dressings. 858— CAULIFLOUK SALAD. 1 cauliflour 4 wineglassfals of vinegar Dessertspoonful of oil 1 teaspoonful of mustard I saltspoonful salt White pepper 1 tablespoonf 111 sugar
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