Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1892-10-20
lTN 70 WAKE SALADS
SOM VALUABLE HINTS FOR THE
HOUSEKEEPER'S BENEFIT.

aud Fish.
In warm weather, If there IS any dish
which will tempt wayering appetite it is
certainly Il well made, prettily decorated,
ce cold salad. 1t requires art to make II
good salad. Perhaps genius is necessary
10 the preparation of u perfect one. sid
ley Smith prided himself upon the excel
lence Of his salads, and wrote rhymcd
recipe for the mayonnaisc. But many a
little housewife has the requisite qualities
10 enable her to make nice salads without
any assistance save her oyn keen sense Of
taste, quick perception and excellent judy
ment. Fortunately it is not often ncces-
sary to 20 into hot kitchen to prepare II
salad, as it may so frequently be made Of
left overs from Notable or vegetables fresh
from the garden or rcfrigerators. The INA
tcrials used in salads are numerous and
should always be Of the best.
Lettuce is so plant, having 20 artlpa-
thies and not Il trace Of self assertion, that
il readily Incorporates with it's own mild
flavor any taste or smell that may be added,
. and therefore furnishes u most desirable
basis for u salad. Its crisp, fresh, golden
. green appearance, especially when friDged
and curicd, commends it to the eye as much
AS it's family delicate flavor does TO the
palate. | know a gentleman who with
shrimps and lettuce makes an ideal dish
for a summer evening tea.
| Nasturtium salad should DE made CT
white heads of lettuce dressed with picked
nasturtium, oil and lemon juice. II served
in delicate glass dish and decorated with
ua,turtium blossoms the salad is appeti2ing
before the beans form, boiled in salt water
until tender, then chilled and covered with
a mayonnaise which contains mere sug-
gestion of onion juice, will be- found quite
acceptable. Cold caullower dressed with
cream sauce and ornamented with chopped
/ olives and capers may be served as Il salad.
If oil is not desired melted butter may be
used. Garnish with thin slices Of cucum
Der or a green pea salad. 1t may be served
1 with regular muyonnaisc dressing
Tomato salad may be made in variety
. of ways The easiest way is to dress with
cayenne pepper, oil and lemon. Either the
red or yellow tomato is pretty enough with
/ out decoration. So also are beets, one of
the hsndsomest products Of the garden.
I An excellent plain salad is made OF hot
sliced beets cooked for a while in a little
water, vinegar and sugar. Mike a red
sauce of tho water by thickening with corn
starch and odd butter, and pour ever the
beets. 1t may be served hot or cold.
Small green cucumbers furnish material
for an excellent salad. 1t is little wonder
that this vegetable was one regretted by
the lsraelites in the desert. Egyptian Gu
cumbers are said to be especially fine.
Some of our varieties are much more de-
licious than others, but most of them are
] mir pH he FIN hp Il n,Iy
still upon them. Cucumbers should always
be served ice cold. 1t is a great mistake to
let them stand, as so many do, in salt
water, as this destroys the crispness. Add
a little onion juice and good vinegar, sea.
son with salt and pepper, and serve gar
nlShed with broken pieces Of ice.
Celery cut up in small pieces, covered
with good mayonnaise and garnished
with its own pretty leaves, makes a fine
salad. 1t is invaluable in combination with
various kinds o. meat salads.
Though the cabbage is plebeian vegeta-
bic, Vet its gaatronomic capabilities are
numerous Shakespeare alludes to it by
its old name, "Wortsl good cabbuge."
When the head is compact, white and
crisp it may be sliced very fine, sailed and
served with dressing made OF sour cream,
whipped to a foam, and containing a little
Tit of vinegar. IL the sour cream is not
thick or yellow enough add the well beaten
yolk of one egg. This is also an excellent
dressing for cold boiled potatoes cut in
cubes and decorated with rings of white of
egg
Hard boiled eggs as salad and gar
nished with lettuce and parsley make a
pretty and appetizing dish. During the
heated term it is sometimes desirable tc
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