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Atlanta women's club cook book

1921

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Presented as published in 1921. Historical recipes may not meet modern food-safety standards. Cook from the modern interpretation, not the original instructions.
Make a quart of unflavored gelatine, using 1 pint of ginger ale in place of water. When it has begun to solidify pour enough of the mixture into individual molds to cover the bottoms. When it has stiffened add white grapes, which should be cut in halves and enghsh walnuts. Then pour on the remaining gelatine, allow to stiffen. Serve on lettuce leaves and decorate with halved peaches. Mrs. Edwin Beaver. FROZEN FRUIT SALAD. 1 small can pears. 1/, cup mayonnaise. 1 small can white cherries. li/2 cups whipped cream. 1 small can sliced pineappleFrozen Fruit Salad. 64 ATLANTA WOMAN'S CLUB COOK BOOK Drain juice from fruit; cut into pieces pears and pineapple and stone the cherries. Add mayonnaise and whipped cream and freeze immediately. Serve on lettuce leaf with mayonnaise. Add nuts if desired. Mrs. J. E. McRee, (The Daffodil). FROZEN SALAD. 6 bananas. % cup sugar. 2 cans pineapple No. 2. Ipt. mayonnaise. 4 lemons. 2 cups hot water. 2 tbls. gelatineFrozen Salad. Dissolve gelatine in cold water ; add hot water, sugar and lemon juice. When half congealed, add cut up bananas, pineapple and mayonnaise, stir. Pack in ice and salt and leave until frozen. Mrs, J. W. Hardwick. COOKED OR CANNED PEAR SALAD. 1 can pears. Whipped cream. Chopped celery. Walnut meats. MayonnaiseCooked or Canned Pear Salad. Serve on individual plates ; one half of large pear sprinkled with nuts, chopped celery and mayonnaise dressing to which has been added considerable rich whipped cream. Miss Ella Shaunty. Springfield, Ky. VEGETABLE SALAD. 2 cups green or can peas. 1 cup chopped celery. 2 cups diced potatoes. 1 t-spoon salt. 1 cup diced carrots. !/> t-spoon paprikaVegetable Salad. Mix and serve with cooked dressing on lettuce. Mrs. T. L. Mudd. St. Louis, Mo. FRUIT SALAD. 1/2 pkg- gelatine. 1 cup chopped pineapple. 1 cup maraschino cherries. 1 cup sliced peaches. 1/2 cup boiling water. Juice from fruit. "Dissolve gelatine in a little cold water. Add 1/2 cup boiling water and stir until dissolved. Add fruit and fruit juices. Put on ice to congeal. Serve on lettuce with mayonnaise or whipped cream. Mrs. B. M. Boykin, President Atlanta Woman's club. ALLIGATOR PEAR SALAD. (Ensalada de Agucate Mexicana) 2 alligator pears. 1 cup apple vinegar. 3 ripe tomatoes. 2 tbls. french mustard. 1/2 small onion. 1 t-spoon salt. l"cup olive oil. Grated cheeseAlligator Pear Salad. SALADS, SANDWICHES AND DRESSINGS 65 Peel and slice length wise the pears and tomatoes; add onion chopped fine. To vinegar, add mustard, salt, pepper; stir thor- oughly then add olive oil. Pour this over pears and tomatoes, sprin- kle grated cheese over top and serve cold. Carmen M. De Rueda, Calle Alvarado N. 11, Mexico City. ENGLISH SALAD. 1 head lettuce. 3 cucumbers. 4 cooked beets. 4 radishes. 5 raw tomatoes. Water cressEnglish Salad. Pull to pieces the head of lettuce. Peel and slice thinly beets, tomatoes, cucumbers, radishes and mix with the chopped water cress. Garnish with tomato and hard boiled egg. Serve with french dressing (not on the salad but in separate bowl). Mrs. Bertram Ibbetson. CUCUMBER SALAD. 6 cucumbers. Vinegar. Olive oil. Salt and pepper. Parsley. LettuceCucumber Salad. Peel cucumbers thinly, cut into thin slices, pour over 2 parts olive oil and 1 part vinegar, season with salt, pepper and a little chopped parsley, Mix well by tossing and set on ice before serving. Mrs. John Walter Buckels, Houston, Texas. CHERRY SALAD. Cherry Salad