Vintage Recipes

 from "Food That Really Schmecks", 1968...Salads

Red Tomato Mold...this is like a recipe my uncle used to make called "Tomato Aspic"

4 cups tomato juice                                            2 tbsp brown sugar
1/2 cup chopped onion                                      1 tsp salt
1/4 cup chopped celery leaves                         2 small bay leaves
2 tbsp plain gelatin                                             4 whole cloves
3 tbsp lemon juice

Combine 2 cups of the tomato juice, onion, celery leaves, sugar, salt, bay leaves and cloves.  Simmer uncovered for 6 minutes.  Strain.  Meanwhile soften gelatin in 1 cup of remaining cold tomato juice; dissolve in hot tomato mixture.  Add lemon juice and remaining cup of tomato juice.  Pour into a 5 cup ring mold or individual molds; chill until firm.

Mother-In-Law's Salad Dressing

"Have you ever noticed how many men want the kind of salad dressing their mothers used to make?  You might as well humour them-it's easy to make this."

7 tbsp granulated sugar                                   1 tbsp mustard
2 heaping tbsp flour                                           1/2 cup vinegar
1 tbsp salt                                                            1 egg, beaten

Put everything but the egg into a double boiler; mix well and cook until the mixture is very thick.  While hot pour it over the beaten egg in a bowl and beat again.  To make sure the egg is cooked, I pour the whole bit back into the double boiler and stir it for 2 minutes.  It keeps well in the fridge and middle-aged men, especially think it is wonderful.