Pick over the lettuce carefully, rejecting all wilted or bruised leaves. Throw it into ice-cold water for at least half an hour before serving. Take it out, dry it carefully between two folds of a clean kitchen towel and lay it in the salad-bowl, which should first have been rubbed with a split clove of garlic. Serve with French dressing.

Romaine Lettuce

This delicious variety of lettuce is becoming daily more common in our markets and is preferred by many to the ordinary lettuce. It may be prepared for the table in the same way.

CRESS, CHICORY, OR ENDIVE SALAD may be treated like lettuce. An excellent salad may be made by mixing lettuce with any or all of these.