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Editorial context

A quick salad dressing emulsified by mashing a warm hard-boiled egg with butter, mustard, seasonings, and vinegar, featured in Caroline C. Shea's Good Housekeeping article on salads and dressings.

Original

Egg Dressing When a simple and quick dressing is needed for lettuce, rub fine a hard boiled egg while warm, with a silver or wooden fork ; add a tablespoonful of butter and a salt spoonful of mustard, a pinch of salt and pepper, and beat all a few minutes well. Then add two tablespoonfuls of vinegar.

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Publication
Good Housekeeping 1900-07: Vol 31 Iss 1
Issue date
Volume
31
Issue
1
Page / locator
n41
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Public rights statementThis material was originally published in the United States in 1900 and is believed to be in the public domain in the United States. Source: Good Housekeeping 1900-07: Vol 31 Iss 1, 1900-07-01, page n41, via https://archive.org/details/sim_good-housekeeping_good-housekeeping_1900-07_31_1. Repastory is not affiliated with or endorsed by Good Housekeeping 1900-07: Vol 31 Iss 1 or its current owner. Rights may vary outside the United States.

Recipe

Ingredients

  • 1 egg, hard boiled, warm, rubbed fine
  • 1 tablespoonful butter
  • 1 salt spoonful mustard
  • 1 pinch salt
  • pepper
  • 2 tablespoonfuls vinegar

Directions

While still warm, mash a hard-boiled egg finely using a silver or wooden fork. Add the butter, mustard, salt, and pepper, and beat thoroughly for a few minutes. Finish by beating in the vinegar.

Item type
recipe
Yield
Not stated
Timing
Not stated
Temperature
Not stated
Equipment
silver or wooden fork

Names & connections

  • Salad Dressingstopic · categorized under

Source context

contributor

Salads Article Byline

Salads BY CAROLINE C. SHEA

Good Housekeeping 1900-07: Vol 31 Iss 1 · Page n41 · View context source ↗

Source evidence: Salads BY CAROLINE C. SHEA

publication context

Good Housekeeping Running Header

GOOD HOUSEKEEPING

Good Housekeeping 1900-07: Vol 31 Iss 1 · Page n41 · View context source ↗

Source evidence: GOOD HOUSEKEEPING

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