Leek Salad

Cut the white part of some young leeks into small equal-sized pieces. Scald a large tomato, remove the skin, leave until cold, and cut into thin slices. Wash a head of lettuce, break off the leaves, and arrange them in a fancy dish; then put in sliced tomato, and next the leeks. Mix together some oil and vinegar, using most of the former, dust in some pepper and salt, and pour it over the salad. Sprinkle over a few tarragon leaves, garnish with small tomatoes, and serve.

Lettuce Salad

Take two fine lettuces, remove the outer green leaves, wash and wipe, place them in a salad-bowl, sprinkle over one tablespoonful of chopped chives, half a teaspoonful each of chopped chervil and tarragon, and season with one pinch of salt, half a pinch of pepper dissolved in two tablespoonfuls of vinegar and a tablespoonful and a half of oil. Mix thoroughly, and serve.

Lettuce And Tomato Salad

Take a white head of lettuce, pare off the outer green leaves, core, wash and drain in a wire-basket, then split and cut the leaves into quarters and put them in a bowl. Have tomatoes, cut in thir. slices, and place over the lettuce. Season as follows : Mix one pinch of salt and one-half pinch of pepper in two tablespoonfuls of vinegar, add one and one-half tablespoonfuls of oil, pour over the salad, and serve.