This section is from the book "Twentieth Century Cook Book", by The Ladies Aid Society of the Baptist Church. Also available from Amazon: The Twentieth Century Cook Book.
"Oh! green and glorious! Oh! herbaceous meat! 'Twould tempt the dying Anchorite to eat;
Back to the world he'd turn his fleeting soul,
And plunge his fingers in the salad bowl."
One egg, ½ teacup vinegar, 1 teaspoon mustard, pinch salt, 1 teaspoon flour, small piece butter, heat until it becomes thick like cream.
Peel and slice very fine five medium sized onions, cover with cold water, let stand for a few moments, then press them tightly with the hands to remove strong taste, drain thoroughly. Place in salad bowl 3 cups cold baked beans, mix with onions 2 level teaspoons salt, ½ teaspoon pepper, 2 tablespoons olive oil, 1 teaspoon sugar, 2-3 cup vinegar. Mix lightly but thoroughly with fork and spoon. Garnish with olives, 2 hard boiled eggs sliced, and crisp lettuce.
Cook three chickens until tender, chop, not very fine, add twice the quantity of mixed cabbage and celery chopped fine, slice 6 hard boiled eggs, season to taste, mix.
Two pints vinegar, butter size of an egg} when boiling hot stir 3 well-beaten eggs, 3 tablespoons mustard, 1 teaspoon pepper, 2 tablespoons sugar, 1 teaspoon salt. Cook until thick, pour over chicken and cool.
Sixteen hard-boiled eggs, 3 tablespoons salt, 3 tablespoons white mustard seed, 3 tablespoons black pepper, 3 tablespoons sugar, 3 tablespoons celery seed, ¾ gallon cabbage, ¾ gallon turkey or chicken, 4 cups vinegar, ½ cup melted butter or 1 cup fat fowl is boiled in. This is extra good.
One dozen hard boiled eggs. Dressing - Two eggs well beaten, 1 heaping tablespoon sugar, 1 tablespoon flour, salt and pepper, 1 teaspoon mustard, 1 scant cup vinegar; cook in double boiler. When ready to serve, thin the dressing with either sweet or sour cream. Arrange in salad dish, first a layer of the sliced eggs then the dressing ending with the eggs.
Cold cooked stringed beans, drained and dressed with mayonnaise dressing make an excellent salad.
One pound English walnuts, 1 quart chopped apples, 1 quart celery, 1 pound grapes.
Yolk of 12 eggs, 4 tablespoons sugar, 1 cup vinegar, 1 level teaspoon mustard, butter size of an egg, 1 teaspoon salt, pinch cayenne. This will serve 30 people.
Two-thirds cups chopped celery, 1-3 cup chopped tart apples, 1-3 cup chopped English walnuts, mayonnaise dressing. Serve on lettuce leaves.
Two tablespoons whipped sweet cream, 2 tablespoons of sugar, 4 tablespoons of vinegar. Beat well and pour over cabbage, previously cut very fine and seasoned with salt and pepper.
Two-thirds cup vinegar, ½ cup sugar, 2 raw eggs, beaten, 2 teaspoons salt, 1 of mustard, 1 teaspoon of butter. Cook until like cream.
 
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