Retro Recipes

Afternoon Club Meeting (Knox Salad Book)

Humpty-Dumpty Salad
Minced Ham Spread — Crisp Crackers
Beverage

Humpty-Dumpty Salad (serves 4-6)
1 envelope Knox Unflavored Gelatine
3/4 cup cold water
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1/4 teaspoon Tabasco
3/4 cup mayonnaise or salad dressing
1 cup finely diced celery
1/4 cup finely diced green pepper
1/4 cup chopped pimiento
4 hard cooked eggs, chopped

Sprinkle gelatine on cold water in saucepan to soften. Place over low heat, stirring constantly, until gelatine is dissolved. Remove from heat; stir in salt, lemon juice and Tabasco. Cool. Gradually stir into mayonnaise until blended. Fold in remaining ingredients. Turn into a 3-cup mold or individual molds. Chill until firm. Unmold on salad greens. Garnish with strips of pimento.

Salad a la Boston (Knox Salad Book)
Arrange tomato slice on romaine. Salt lightly. Drain cold baked beans and mix with Fresh dressing (1 tablespoon to a cup of beans). Heap on tomatoes. Top with minced onion and garnish with a sprig of parsley.

Other ways with vegetables “as is” – or in aspic

Beets, asparagus, sweet onions on spinich leaves
Cooked carrots, white turnips, string beans and limas
Corn, snap beans (julienned), sweet pickle, pimiento
Whole cucumber stuffed with chopped, cooked broccoli, sliced ripe olives, celery, green pepper

Ham ‘n’ Cheese on Slaw
Julienne (cut in thin strips) slices of ham and Swiss or American cheese. Arrange on crisp shredded cabbage, sprinkled with mustard seeds. Garnish with ripe olives and serve with mayonnaise to which chili sauce and chopped stuffed olives have been added.

Try these combinations, too
Sardines, diced hard cooked eggs, tomato slices
Eggs deviled with peanut butter, topped with crumbled bacon and served on watercress
Chicken, Mandarin oranges (or tangerines), figs, almonds and ripe olives

Jellied Salmon Loaf (What Mrs. Dewey did with the New Jell-O, pg. 19)

1 package Lemon Jell-O
1 pint warm water
2 tablespoons vinegar
½ tsp salt
½ cup mayonnaise
2 cups canned salmon, flaked
1 cup celery, diced

Dissolve Jell-O in warm water. Add vinegar and salt. Chill until slightly thickened. Fold in mayonnaise, salmon, and celery. Tun into loaf pan. Chill until firm. Unmold on crisp lettuce. Serves 8.

Creamy Pimiento Ring (What Mrs. Dewey did with the New Jell-O, pg. 18)

1 package Lemon Jell-O
1 ½ cups warm water
½ tablespoons vinegar
½ teaspoon salt
½ cup milk
¾ teaspoon paprika
1 teaspoon minced onion
½ cup mayonnaise
½ cup grated American cheese
½ cup pimiento, finely chopped

Dissolve Jell-O in warm water. Add vinegar and salt. Chill. Add milk, paprika, and onion to mayonnaise and beat with rotary egg beater to blend. When Jell-O is slightly thickened, beat in mayonnaise mixture. Then fold in-cheese and pimiento. Turn into ring mold. Chill until firm. Unmold. Garnish with crisp water cress. Serves 6.