Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-11-26
HOW TO MAKE SALADS
SOME VALUABLE HINTS FoR THE
HoussKsspeR's BENEFIT.
Lettuce Makes m Excellent fouudsiiop
for Several ssisds-Ns.tur,iuu. Tcus-
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In warm weather. II there is any dish
which will tempt y waverlug appetite II Is
certainly veil made. prettily decorated,
leo cold salad. IL requires art to make a
good salad, Perhaps genius Is necessary
10 the preparation Of "a perfect one. Sid.
ney Smith prldc'i himself upon the excel.
l,nca ~ his salhds, and wrote a rhymed
recipe for this mHyonnalsc. but many a
little housewife has the requisite qualities
"a enable her TO make nice salads without
any assistance save her own keen sense u
taste, quick perception aud excellent iudg'
ment. fortunately it Is not often neces'
sary 20 20 into hot kitchen to prepare n
salad, ~ IL may ~ frequently be made OF
len overs from the table or vegetables fresh
from the Farlen or rcfrlgerntors. Then
terials used In salads ART numerous and
should alway, DO Of the best
lettuce l. ~ plant, having no nntlpa-
thies and not trace of self assertion, Tint
II readily incorporates with it, own mild
hayora taste or smell that mny be added.
aud therefore furnishes a most desirable
basis for n salad. its crisp, fresh, golden
green appearance, especially when fringcd
aud curled, cunlmends II 10 the cycHs much
a. It's family delicate flavor does 10 the
palate. ! know gentleman who with
shrimpy aud lettuce makes an ideal dish
for summer evening tea.
Nasturtium salad should he made Of
white hends Of lettuce dressed with picked
na,turtiuni, oil aud lemon juice. II served
IN n delicate glass dish aud decorated with
nasturtium blossoms the salnd IL appetiying
and beautiful Green bean pods, gathered
before the beans form, bollci In suit winter
until tender, then chilled and covered with
mayonnaise which contains mere sug-
gestion of ouion juice, will he found quite
acceptable, Cold eanliiiowcr dressed with u
cream sauce and Ornamentcd with chopped
olives and capers may b. served ~ a salnd.
II oil l. not desired melted butter may he
used, Garnish with thin slices OF oucum-
her or q green pea salad. IL may I've served
with regular mayonnsise dressing
Tomato salad may be- made IN variety
Of ways. The eAsie't way Is 10 dress with
cayenne paper oil aud lemon. Either the
red or yellow tomato il pretty enough with
out decoration, 70 also are bce,s, one oi
tho handsomest products Of the garden.
Au eAeelthi pltlh shlhu u maze OF hOt
sliced beets cooked for awhile In n little
water, vinegar aud sugar Make red
sauce OF the water by thlckening with corn
starch and add butter, and pour over the
beets. IL may he served hot or cold
small green cucumber, furnish material
for an excellent salad, IL T. littlo wonder
that this vegetable was one regretted by
the lsruelitrs in the desert, Egyptipn Gu.
cpinberH nre said 10 be especially ilne.
Some OF cur varieties are much more de.
licioils than other, but most Of them are
good II picked from tho vines with the dew
still upon them. Cunumbers should always
lie served ice cold. IL Is q great mistake 10
let them stand, as so many do, in salt
water, as 'his destroys the cri,pncss. Add
u little onion julce aud good vinegar, sen
son with salt anh pepper. aud serve gar.
nishrd with broken pieces OF Ice.
Celery cut up In small pieces, covered
witch good mnyonnaise aud garnished
with its own pretty leaves, makes line
salad. IL is Invaluable ia combination with
various kipda VI meat salEG&