Lettuce with Cream Dressing

Ingredients

• young tender lettuce
• one-half cup heavy cream
• two tablespoons vinegar
• one tablespoon cold water
• one tablespoon finely chopped chives
• one-half teaspoon salt
• one-eighth teaspoon pepper

Method

1. 1

   Wash and drain lettuce.

2. 2

   Beat cream until solid, add vinegar and water, then chives, salt, and pepper.

3. 3

   Pour over lettuce, mix well, and serve cold.

Nutrition per serving

As published

This recipe was extracted from Fifty-two Sunday dinners (1913) by Elizabeth O. Hiller, page 38. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

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