Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1871-05-02

In early Spring the heart of man,
by natural instinct, ''lightly turns to
thoughts of"-salads. Before the
days of forcing frames and canned
tomatoes this instinct became n pas
sion people aspired after green food
with sort of thirst, watched for
the tlrst leaf eagerly as Noah and
when II came, like the little Bride
II the Holly Tree Inn, abandoned
ct themselves to it with "a perfect
looseness, Even now, despite mod
ern improvements, which give US
green peas (slightly favored with
UNI IN January, and dollhouse straw
berries at Christmas, the first cri SD
boquet of real garden lettuce is an
event-signifcant as a violet-fore-
runner of long, delightful vegeta
pie train.
There is poetry in salad. 1t has
us llterature--its history. The sage
Evelyn did not disdain TO discourse
f SalIets," nor Sydney Smith 10
sing It's praise in rhyme. Reputa-
non has been won by "a Mayonnaise,
and place and ribbon not thought too
good for the lucky inventor. The
variety is infinite From simple
vinegar AID sugar To V Wan Grey's
cucumber, which when complete,
Was thrown out of the window, every
note OF the gamut of taste is sounded
In the composure of salad, every
plant should come 10 bear it's part
like music" says Master Evelyn.
There is kind and degree 10 suit each
various fancy, and bard for every
sauce.
Fret and best, because simplest,
stands French salad made of vinegar
and oil, three parts Of the latter to
one OF the former, salt and pepper.
ror the proper composition of this,
an OLD proverb ass erts there are four
persons required--a miser to m easure
the vinegar, spendthft the oil, q
sage TO judge of the salt, ard a m a.
nlsc to stir all together. The oil
-honld be pure, the salad-bowl hear
ed with fl eshest cress and lettuce duly
mixed, and If the manipulation is skill
lui, The result cannot but be delig ht-
| full.
For people who dislike oil there ia
cream-dressing, made in this wise
the yolk of two hard-boiled eggs arc
rubbed very fine with silver spoon
to these add a dessert-spoontul OF
mixed mustard blend the two
thoroughly, then stir in tablespoon.
ful of melted butter and half tea.
cupful of thick cream, d little salt and
cayenne, and, if desired, dash d
anchovy or Worcester shire sauce
Last Of all, add little by little win
egar enough to make the whole {
smooth, creamy mass, and pour it OF
the lettuce just before serving.
Salad Mayonnaise requires experi
ence and "a certain knack, which ID,
French cooks say is gift OF nature
and not TO be acquired Like tn,
poet, true salad-maker is sct apar
from his brethren by mystic cbrisn
all his own. THE one essential q
the MayonRaise is oil-eggs boiled ol
raw form the basis of the mixture
the oil is added drop by drop till tn,
paste Is thick as custard and smooth
as veivet--a few drops of vinegar Of
lemon-juice complete it. Serve in
small silver dish by itself, or pour
ed over the lettuce, or in wine gIas
set in the midst of the lettuca
| bowl"
Ia the hands of a practiced house
wife salad becomes one of the econo
mics of the table, working up all man
ner of residuary scraps, which with
out it would DO cast aside and vast
ed. String-0eans, button onions, 9
stray mushroom or two, cold beet.
nicely sliced and seasoned. boileC
potato fragments of cold chicken O.
meat, all find a place in the salad anC
lend II variety and flavor.
a pretty ornament for the middle
81 a dlnner-tabe j. made by crown.
ing a bowl full of green lettuce with
blossoms Of carietuasturtium. The
Il wer- are submitted To the dressing
IS we'll a. the leaves, aud add IA Ger.
tain plquant pungency to the dish
which must be tried before it can be
appreciated. - ScribHer's for MAJ.