The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1906-08-26

" Re AMERICANS fail 10 fully
AN realize. as do most foreigners.
v y the hygienlc value OF salads
Too often we treat them as
a luxury. 10 be put on with our com
pany manners and best silver and
china. II needs be. let the family do
without meat every day, or twice a
dav and substitute a simple salad.
But let them be simple-a bit OF
fresh green's, some cUt-up fruit. left
over vegetables and cold meat. chicken
or fish may be worked up into most
appetizing salads. If daintily served
For daily use French dressing is pref
cradle 10 mayonnaise. Indeed. after a
heavy course dinner 1t is also found
more digestible.
Many men do not caTe for salads. but
If possible they should be trained into
liking them. This may be frequently
done by the eye, quite as much as by
the palate. Where bowl or dish Of
the most delicious salad would be re-
fused from force Of habit. a Tuddy apple
an orange, a grapefruit, filled with some
delicious mixture viii often prove
tempting.
This serving OF salad in fruit cups
Is deservedly popular and gives an
artistic touch 10 the simplest dinner or
luncheon.
We are all quite familiar with the
rosy apple. polished 10 a high degree
OF gloss, and in the scooped-OUt center
of which Is put a mixture OF chopped
apple and celery. dressed with mayor
naise This salad. when served on a
crisp lettuce leaf. is certainly Of comedy
appearance, though there Is some truth
in the criticism that its looks are more
desirable than its taste. The insipidneSs
Of apple salad requires an extra amount
OF lemon in the mayonnaise-. II Is much
improved by cutting through il halves
OF sour plums. when they are IN sea-
son. sections Of orange or shredded
green pepper.
Pears are also used for salad cups.
Just az present the alligator pear Is IN
high favor, bur as its cost is rather pro-
hibitiVe. save for gala occasions. use
instead sound. not very ripe Bartlett
pears. Scoop out the inside carefully
cut IN small cubes, add pieces OF pre-
served ginger and marinate for at least
an hour before filling IN a French dress
ing made with lemon. FIJI the cups
and serve on lettuce leaves. individual
plates.
As there is . difference q opinion al
regards French dressing or mayOnnaise
with a fruit salad, either may be used
as fancy dictates, with any OF the tol-
1 lowing recipes, though. personally. the
former seems more suitable With nuts
the mayonnaise is generally preferable.
Dressings of Fruit Juices.
Other salads served in their natural
environment are cubes of pineapple Ia
the heart of well-cieaned pine; orange
shells cut in half. the pulp removed and
fiIled with seeded white grapes. slices OF
sour orange and few nuts; halves OF
.fr-aafe led Will ~
pulp and cut English walnuts. marinate
in q French dressing made Of oil and
the juice Of the fruit
A very pretty salad is TO use large
peaches, wipe of the fuZZ carefully. cut
the small end and remove most Of the
inside. Cut what is taken out in small
pieces. mix with little barbecue and
pour over them French dressing. This
salad must be prepared at the last pos
siDle minute before serving.
Bananas may be served whole by
sCOoping out hollow lengthwlse. slic-
ing the part removed very thin and
mixing Il with Maraschlno cherries cut
IN halves. or with the black Tartariau
cherries, If they are IN season chill
the fruit very thoroughly, marlnate Tor
few minutes IN French dressing and
put back in the shell. piling up the mix
ture rather high. Serve on lettuce
leaves.
skins with the fruit removed. when
French dressing is poured over the
whole. or a little Of the fruit may DO
left in the skins, which are then filled
with the above mixture
Banana skins may also be filled with
banana, chopped peanuts and shredded
celery, dressed with mayonnaise. or
with a mixture Of pineapple white
grapes, orange and sliced banana.
A very dainty and appetizlng salad Is
TO dot over a lettuce leaf a dozen or
more maraschino or big oX-heart cher
Ties stuffed with bleached and pounded
almonds mixed 10 a paste with chopped
pimentos and little lemon. Serve with
mayonnaise piled In the center.