1 head lettuce
Remove the outside leaves and the core. Soak in cold water with one-half teaspoon salt in it, with the head of the lettuce down. Cut into quarters. Serve a quarter as a portion.
French Dressing with Green Peppers (Two portions)
½ t-salt
¼ t-pepper
2 T-vinegar
4 T-olive oil
2 T-chopped green peppers
Mix the salt, pepper, and green pepper. Add the vinegar. Beat well and add the olive oil slowly. Beat with a silver fork until the dressing thickens.
Peanut Cookies (Two dozen)
½ C-sugar
3 T-butter
1 egg
1 t-baking powder
¼ t-salt
1 C-flour
½ C-chopped peanuts
½ t-lemon juice
Cream the butter, add the sugar, mix well, and add well-beaten egg. Add the baking-powder, salt, flour, chopped peanuts, and lemon juice. Mix thoroughly, and drop two inches apart on a greased baking-tin or in pans. Bake fifteen minutes in a moderate oven.