This section is from the book "Every Woman's Cook Book, Recipes And Food Combinations For The Household", by Helen M. Wells. Also available from Amazon: Everywoman's cook book, recipes and food combinations for the household.
2 tablespoons granulated gelatin
1/2 cup cold water
1/2 cup mild cider vinegar
1 pint of boiling water
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup sugar
Juice of 1 lemon
1 cup finely chopped cabbage
2 pimentos cut in strips
1 green pepper cut in strips
10 sliced stuffed olives
2 cups chopped celery
1 chopped cucumber
1 chopped dill pickle
Soak the gelatin in cold water for five minutes. Add the boiling water, then the vinegar, salt, sugar and lemon juice. When this is cold, add the vegetables and place in a mold or in individual molds. Serve on lettuce with mayonnaise or a boiled salad dressing. Cheese straws served with this make a most pleasing salad course.
1/2 cup pineapple juice
1/2 cup orange juice
1/4 cup lemon juice
3/4 cup sugar
2 tablespoons cornstarch
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 eggs or 4 egg yolks
Heat fruit juices. Mix cornstarch with the sugar and salt. Add the heated fruit juice slowly to the dry ingredients. Cook in double boiler for twenty minutes. Add the beaten eggs, cook slowly until they thicken. This is very good on any fruit salad.
1 teaspoon sugar
1/4 teaspoon mustard
1/2 teaspoon salt
Cayenne
2 tablespoons flour
2 egg yolks
1/2 cup milk
2 tablespoons melted butter
1/4 cup vinegar
Sift the dry ingredients. Pour the melted butter over them. Add the scalded milk to this mixture. Return to the double boiler, add the heated vinegar and cook until thick. (If this should curdle do not be alarmed as the curd will cook out.) Add the egg yolks and cook for three minutes. Just before serving add one cup whipped cream or sour cream. This may be used for a fruit salad or as the basis for a frozen fruit salad.
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper Cayenne
1/4 teaspoon sugar
2 tablespoons vinegar
1/2 cup olive oil
1/2 cup thick cream
Mix the salt, sugar, pepper, cayenne and vinegar. Add the oil slowly, beating with a dover beater. When thoroughly blended, add the cream very slowly, beating vigorously all the time. The cream whips and keeps the vinegar and oil from separating and thus the dressing looks better than the regular French dressing, while the cream does not alter the taste. A square of strong cream cheese softened and added to this makes a delicious dressing for lettuce, endive, asparagus, etc.
 
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