Daisy Salad

[donna]

Daisy Salad

Arrange around border of salad plates a row of crispy lettuce leaves, and in the center put a tablespoon of dressing. This makes the center of the daisy. Around this put petals made by cutting the whites of hard cooked eggs into narrow strips. Take the yolks of these eggs and put through a strainer, scattering over dressing in the center to give a rough appearance. This will require about five hard cooked eggs. The dressing for the center is made by beating together three eggs, adding one cup of milk, two tablespoons of vinegar, one half a teaspoon of salt, two tablespoons of Crisco, two teaspoons of mustard mixed with two teaspoons of water, and pepper to taste. Bring to boiling point.

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[Waterloo50]

Daisy Salad

Arrange around border of salad plates a row of crispy lettuce leaves, and in the center put a tablespoon of dressing. This makes the center of the daisy. Around this put petals made by cutting the whites of hard cooked eggs into narrow strips. Take the yolks of these eggs and put through a strainer, scattering over dressing in the center to give a rough appearance. This will require about five hard cooked eggs. The dressing for the center is made by beating together three eggs, adding one cup of milk, two tablespoons of vinegar, one half a teaspoon of salt, two tablespoons of Crisco, two teaspoons of mustard mixed with two teaspoons of water, and pepper to taste. Bring to boiling point.

From Old Time Recipes To Enjoy, Kentucky Explorer".

Your definitely guilty of click bait here, for a fleeting moment I thought, oh no, those poor Americans have been eating daisies, turns out that I needn't of panicked you can actually eat the petals of daisies so all is good although the petals are supposed to be quite bitter. your daisy recipe sounds good, I think my three daughters would enjoy it, obviously I won't be trying it because I'm a bloke and if anyone saw me with a daisy salad it would ruin what's left of my street cred.

 

[Nathanb1]

Donna, my culinary skills aren't used often, but that's exactly the type of thing I started out making at the age of 6 or so....like the famous salad my daughter remembers as the low point of judging 4-H Food Shows when she was a teenager...remember something like Sunshine Salad that looked like the sun (peach?), clouds (Miracle Whip), and colored coconut for grass/blue sky? I can't find a photo of it online right now, but.... I would have drummed a kid out of my county 4-H program for serving that (and I seem to remember it was at least a 10-12 year old who made it ).

 

[donna]

I remember the Sunshine Salad. My Aunt made them. I will look for recipe.

 

[Anna Elizabeth Henry]

What a fun recipe @donna! I honestly thought when I read the title it was made with daisies! SO tricky!