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Practical vegetarian cookery

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as much onion as suits your taste, mix all together and dress with oil, lemon juice, salt and cayenne pepper, mixed thoroughly until the lemon cuts the oil; this result is obtained more quickly if your oil is thoroughly chilled and is added slowly to the lemon juice and salt; add pepper last. This is a delicate and delicious summer salad. STRING BEAN SALAD. String, wash and break into inch lengths one quart of tender beans, boil in salted water until tender; drain thoroughly, then mix with one cupful of French dressing, and let stand until cold. Serve on lettuce leaves, and just before sending to the table add a little more dressing. LIMA BEAN SALAD. If fresh beans are used boil until tender in salted water; in winter use the California dried beans and soak over night, then boil gently till tender; drain, and when cold sprinkle with salt and pepper; add one tablespoonful of chopped parsley and a few drops of onion juice; pour over a French dressing, or, if you prefer, a mayonaise; arrange on crisp lettuce leaves, garnish with hard boiled eggs. NUT AND CELERY SALAD. To three cupfuls of finely cut celery, add one cupful of chopped English walnuts; dress liberally with mayonaise dressing, thinned with cream. Garnish with celery leaves and slices of lemon. PLAIN CELERY SALAD. Wash and finely cut the celery, and cover with mayonaise creamed dressing. Serve with slices of lemon. POTATO AND CELERY SALAD. Cut in dice one pint of cold, boiled, potatoes, add two cupfuls of finely cut celery. Pour over one half cupful of French dressing; let stand twenty minutes. Then cover with mayonaise and garnish with celery leaves and sliced lemon. POTATO SALAD NO. 1. Cut cold boiled potatoes into small dice, add one tablespoonful of onion juice, or tablespoonful of chopped onion (if onion flavor is liked). Sprinkle with celery seed and dress with oil, salt, cayenne, and lemon juice, the same as Italian salad. POTATO SALAD NO. 2. Arrange a parsley border and lay on slices of boiled potato, add a few drops of onion

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