They made their own, but a commercial dressing could be put into a squeeze bottle and used to good effect. Other teams used garnishes of finely shredded greens to garnish their dishes, or groupings of vegetable slivers. Nothing was plain. Everything had just a little touch of this or that to dress it up. Of course, home cooks probably won't fashion a chocolate dolphin to jump over a sponge cake rolled with strawberries and cream, as Youngs and Cook did.
Parmesan cheese is the only ingredient.
The cheese will begin to melt. Remove the cheese from the pan and while it's still warm, shape it. You can do this free-form or mold it around a bowl or glass. Stark suggests using a dollop of mayonnaise or mustard to hold the cup in place on the plate before you fill it with salad. Lorrie Guttman is the food editor of the Tallahassee Democrat.