The Skilful Cook Part 104

The Skilful Cook Part 104

_Ingredients_--1 tin of oysters.


1 crisp lettuce.


1 head of celery.


A little _mayonnaise_ or salad-dressing.


_Method._--Wash the lettuce, and cut it coa.r.s.ely.


Wash, and cut the celery into one-inch lengths,


Trim the oysters, and mix them with the salad.


Put the mixture into a salad-bowl, and pour over the _mayonnaise_ or dressing.


Celery Salad.


_Ingredients_--2 heads of celery.


1 beetroot.


A plain salad-dressing.


_Method._--Wash the celery, and cut it into half-inch lengths.


Put them in a salad-bowl, and pour the dressing over.


Garnish with a border of beetroot.


Tomato Salad.


_Ingredients_--A few ripe tomatoes.


Equal quant.i.ties of oil and vinegar.


1 dessertspoonful of chopped parsley.


Pepper and salt.


_Method._--Slice the tomatoes and lay them on a gla.s.s dish.


Sprinkle them with the parsley.


Mix the oil and vinegar with pepper and salt, and pour over them.


Cauliflower Salad.


_Ingredients_--1 boiled cauliflower.


A little _mayonnaise_ or salad-dressing.


Pepper and salt.


_Method._--Divide the cauliflower into tufts, and remove the green leaves.


Place them on a dish, and pour the dressing over them.


Garnish with beetroot.


Potato Salad.


_Ingredients_--Some boiled potatoes.


1 boiled onion.


Some plain salad-dressing.


_Method._--Slice the potatoes and onion thinly.


Lay them on a dish, and pour the dressing over.


If preferred, the onion may be omitted.


Haricot Salad.


_Ingredients_--Some nicely cooked haricot beans.


1 teaspoonful of finely-chopped parsley.


Equal quant.i.ties of oil and vinegar.


Pepper and salt.


_Method._--Lay the beans in a dish.


Sprinkle them with the parsley.


Mix the oil and vinegar with the pepper and salt, and pour over them.


Lentil Salad.


_Ingredients_--Some boiled lentils.


A little chopped parsley.


Equal quant.i.ties of oil and vinegar.


Pepper and salt.


_Method._--Lay the lentils in a dish.


Sprinkle them with the chopped parsley.


Mix the oil and vinegar with the pepper and salt, and pour over them.


Mixed Salad.


_Ingredients_--Equal quant.i.ties of boiled potato, carrot, turnip, and beetroot.


Equal quant.i.ties of oil and vinegar.