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Practical vegetarian cookery
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juice, or bits of finely chopped onion, or celery; then add finely chopped whites of hard boiled eggs; ornament the top with chopped parsley and yolks of boiled eggs, and dress liberally with French dressing. Chill before serving. POTATO SALAD NO. 3. Slice five or six cold boiled potatoes, one cucumber, a dozen olives, and three small onions, into a bowl; add half a teacupful of capers, a few chopped meats of English walnuts, and cover with mayonaise dressing. BEET SALAD. Boil small sized beets till tender in salted water; remove the skin, scoop out the center--leaving the sides one quarter of an inch thick; pour over them a French dressing to which has been added a few drops of onion juice; stand aside for an hour. Chop up four stalks of crisp celery and one cucumber; add one tablespoonful of chopped parsley, one half teaspoonful of onion juice and the chopped pieces of the beet taken from the centers; mix all together, drain the beets, and fill with the mixture; arrange on water cress, pour over it a French dressing. CABBAGE SALAD. Select a solid, white, head of cabbage, cut in half; then slice as finely as possible, with sharp knife or cabbage cutter the quantity desired; let stand in cold salted water for half an hour, drain thoroughly, and dress freely with cream dressing, to which has been added a dozen sliced olives, and a teaspoonful of chopped parsley. SALAD OF GRAPE FRUIT AND WALNUTS. Remove the pulp carefully from the grape fruit and add walnut meats in proportion of one half to the quantity of pulp; make a dressing of three tablespoonfuls of oil, with salt to taste, a dash of cayenne pepper, and one tablespoonful of lemon juice; pour this over the grape fruit and walnuts, and serve very cold. A SWEET SALAD. Slice bananas, and place in pudding, or salad dish, alternate layers of banana and strawberries, covering each layer liberally with sugar. Cover with whipped cream. Instead of strawberries, oranges may be used. ORANGE SALAD. Beat the yolks of four eggs until very thick
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