This section is from the "The Hostess Of To-Day" book, by Linda Hull Larned. Also available from Amazon: The hostess of to-day.
Method.
Cover tart apples and celery cut into dice with lemon-juice to keep from discoloring. Mix with dressing and serve at once. For all fruit salads, omit onion in dressings and use lemon-juice instead of vinegar.
12 cts.
A : 2 cs. tart apples, 1 c. celery, French Dressing No. 436 (French Dressing). Mix A and serve on lettuce.
20 cts.
Chestnut Salad.
A : 11/2 cs. apples, 1 c. celery, 1/2 c. English walnuts or boiled chestnuts cut in slices, Cream Mayonnaise Dressing No. 438 (Mayonnaise Cream Dressing).
Mix A, serve on pepper-grass, water-cress, or lettuce.
25 cts.
A : 2 cs. apples, pulp 1 grape fruit broken into small pieces, French Dressing No. 43G.
Mix A and serve on lettuce, garnish with white grapes and pignolia nuts.
25 cts.
A : 2 large grape fruit, peel and cut into quarters, 1 c.
English walnuts ;
B : French Dressing No. 43G or Mayonnaise Dressing No. 437 (Mayonnaise Dressing)
Arrange A on lettuce, cover with B, garnish with Malaga grapes.
30 cts.
A : 3 large sour oranges, peel and cut into pieces ;
B : 1 tbsp. each chevril, tarragon leaves, tarragon vinegar, olive oil, and brandy.
Arrange A on bed of pepper-grass, pour over B, set on ice for 1 hour, and serve with wild duck.
30 cts.
A : 2 cs. shredded pineapple, 1 c. celery, 1 pimento or sweet red pepper, cut into dice, mix with Mayonnaise Cream Dressing No. 438 (Mayonnaise Cream Dressing).
Serve ice cold on lettuce, garnish with nut-meats, or serve in cups made of apples peeled and scooped out. See No. 485 (Waldorf Salad).
 
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