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Chinese Salad

A historical recipe from Flint Hills Cook Book, by Christ Church Episcopal (Burlington, Iowa) (1895).

A historical recipe

Flint Hills Cook Book, by Christ Church Episcopal (Burlington, Iowa) (1895). Project Gutenberg eBook #58948.

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

Source and licence

From Flint Hills Cook Book, by Christ Church Episcopal (Burlington, Iowa) (1895). Digitised by Project Gutenberg, eBook #58948 (https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/58948). Public domain in the USA; its status may differ elsewhere.

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Ingredients

Method

  1. Cover a hot platter with a layer of egg noodles well drained after removing from the boiling salt water.
  2. Over this spread a layer of cold minced chicken heated in the chicken gravy and seasoned with one teaspoonful of finely chopped onion.
  3. Then cover it all with celery, cut in ½ inch pieces.
  4. Garnish with the celery tops and serve at once.