From a 19th century recipe for French dressing
Ingredients:
- 1 saltspoon of salt
- 1/2 saltspoon of white pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon onion juice
- 1 Tablespoon vinegar
- 3 Tablespoons olive oil or melted butter
- parsley, optional for garnish
Preparation:
Mix all but the parsley in the order given, adding the oil slowly. When ready to serve your salad, mix it with the boiled dressing given below; arrange it, and garnish with parsley.
Recipes 1894 Style | Salads 1894 Style
Adapted from Recipes Tried and True, compiled by the Ladies' Aid Society of the First Presbyterian Church, Marion, Ohio, 1894, a source in the public domain.
The recipes in this collection are representative of cooking in America in the late 19th century, and the compilation of a cookbook shows the ways in which women were beginning to organize and act both within their traditional roles and outside of traditional expectations. The recipes are presented exactly as written in 1894, and may not conform to current nutritional or food preparation standards. Try at your own risk.
