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Banana and Apple Salad

A historical recipe from Better Meals for Less Money, by Marietta McPherson Greenough (1917).

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A historical recipe

Better Meals for Less Money, by Marietta McPherson Greenough (1917). Project Gutenberg eBook #34509.

From an old book: a historical recipe, not current advice. Its methods, additives and storage may be unsafe by today's standards.

Ingredients 1 ingredient

  1. four apples

Cook safely

  • Sharp knives. Cut on a board that doesn't slip (a damp cloth under it helps), and curl the fingers of the hand that holds the food.

Method

  1. Peel and slice three bananas;
  2. pare, core, and slice four apples;
  3. arrange on lettuce, and cover with Currant Jelly Dressing (see No.
  4. 336).

Plating

Cookware for this recipe

  • Chef's knife
  • Cutting board
  • Vegetable peeler
Source Public domain in the USA
Credit

From Better Meals for Less Money, by Marietta McPherson Greenough (1917). Digitised by Project Gutenberg, eBook #34509 (https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/34509). Public domain in the USA; its status may differ elsewhere.

What was changed: As printed, from the book's text; Project Gutenberg's header and licence removed. Ingredient lines were read out of the text by a program. A historical recipe, not current advice.