French Dressing.
4 tablespoons of salad oil, 2 tablespoons lemon juice, or vinegar, ¹⁄₂ teaspoon of salt, ¹⁄₂ teaspoon of pepper. Place a small piece of ice in a bowl, add the oil and lemon juice or vinegar, beat with a fork until the dressing is thick. Remove ice and place the dressing in a cold place until ready to serve.
Boiled Salad Dressing.
1¹⁄₂ teaspoons of mustard, 1¹⁄₂ teaspoons of salt, 2 teaspoons of paprika, 1¹⁄₂ teaspoons of melted butter, 2 egg yolks, ¹⁄₄ cup of vinegar. Mix ingredients in order given in the top of a double boiler, cook over hot water until thick like soft custard, pour immediately into cold bowl and ¹⁄₂ cup of cream which has been beaten stiff.
Mayonnaise Dressing.
1 teaspoon each mustard, salt and sugar, few grains cayenne pepper. Yolks 2 eggs, 2 tablespoons each vinegar, lemon juice, 1¹⁄₂ cups of salad oil. Mix dry ingredients and eggs yolks and when well mixed add oil gradually drop by drop at first, stir constantly as the mixture thickens, thin with vinegar or lemon juice, alternately until all is used beating constantly. All the ingredients should be kept cold while making this dressing.
Thousand Island Dressing.
1 cup of mayonnaise dressing, 1 cup of whipped cream, 1¹⁄₂ cups of Chile Sauce or catsup, 2 tablespoons minced pimentos, 2 tablespoons minced green pepper, 1 tablespoon chopped cucumbers, 1 tablespoon chopped nuts. 1 tablespoon Worchester Sauce. Mix in the order given and use at once.
SALADS
Every salad, no matter how plain and simple it may be should be made to look inviting and tempting. The method of draining or drying is a very easy performance so long as the salad leaves whatever they may be are almost free from moisture. This is effected best by putting the leaves which should be broken, not cut with knife into a wire basket and drying them well until the outer moisture of the leaves is well absorbed. The salad then is ready for mixing.