Mixed Summer Salad

Original Recipe

Three heads of lettuce, two teaspoonfuls of green mustard leaves, a handful of water cresses, five tender radishes, one cucumber, three hard-boiled eggs, two teaspoonfuls of white sugar, one teaspoonful of salt, one teaspoonful of pepper, one teaspoonful of made mustard, one teacupful of vinegar, half a teacupful of oil. Mix all well together, and serve with a lump of ice in the middle. "Common Sense in the Household."

Ingredients

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  • 3 heads of lettuce
  • 2 teaspoonfuls of green mustard leaves
  • 1 handful of water cresses
  • 5 tender radishes
  • 1 cucumber
  • 2 teaspoonfuls of white sugar
  • 1 teaspoonful of salt
  • 1 teaspoonful of pepper
  • 1 teaspoonful of made mustard
  • 1 teacupful of vinegar
  • 1 teacupful of oil
  • 1 lump of ice in the middle

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Instructions

  1. 1

    Three heads of lettuce, two teaspoonfuls of green mustard leaves, a handful of water cresses, five tender radishes, one cucumber, three hard-boiled eggs, two teaspoonfuls of white sugar, one teaspoonful of salt, one teaspoonful of pepper, one teaspoonful of made mustard, one teacupful of vinegar, half a teacupful of oil.

  2. 2

    Mix all well together, and serve with a lump of ice in the middle. "_Common Sense in the Household_.".

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Recipe by Mrs. F.L. Gillette from The White House Cook Book (1887)