Bohemian-American Cook Book/Salads
Salads.—Saláty.
551. LETTUCE SALAD.
Hlávkový salát.
Pick off the outer leaves of a head of lettuce, wash thoroughly, cut in quarters, salt and arrange on plates. Pour vinegar diluted with water and olive oil and seasoned with paprika or pepper on each portion.
552. LETTUCE SALAD WITH BOILED EGGS.
Hlávkový salát s vejci.
Pick over, quarter and wash carefully, drain. Cream two hard-boiled yolks with three tablespoons of good fresh melted butter, add salt, pepper and a few tablespoons of wine vinegar, mix well, pour over the lettuce, and surround with hard-boiled eggs cut in quarters or slices.
553. LETTUCE SALAD WITH SOUR CREAM.
Hlávkový salát s kyselou smetanou.
Pick over, quarter and wash head lettuce. Add three tablespoons of wine vinegar to a pint of thick sour cream, a dash of salt, pepper, minced chives, mix thoroughly with an egg beater, pour over the lettuce and serve.
554. LETTUCE SALAD WITH BACON.
Hlávkový salát se špekem.
Pick over, wash and drain the lettuce and add salt. Dilute vinegar with water, add sugar to taste and pour over the lettuce. In the meantime fry diced bacon and when done, pour over the lettuce and serve.
555. CUCUMBER SALAD.
Salát okurkový.
Peel the cucumbers carefully and slice thin, add salt, vinegar and good thick cream, stirring well and finally adding pepper. Some cooks think it necessary to salt the sliced encumbers, allow them to stand thus and then drain them, as they consider the juice indigestible. The contrary is true, they are made indigestible by this method.
556. POTATO SALAD No. 1.
Bramborový salát.
Boil, peel and cool the potatoes. When quite cold, cut in thin slices, add finely minced onion, salt and pepper, stir together, pour over them fried diced bacon and vinegar diluted with water, adding salt and sugar to faste. Stir with a knife, arrange in a dish, cover with sliced hard-boiled eggs and serve.
557. POTATO SALAD No. 2.
Bramborový salát na jiný způsob.
Boil, peel and cool potatoes; when cold, cut in thin slices. Arrange in a dish, add salt, pepper, minced onion and minced celery, pour olive oil or melted butter and vinegar over all, and stir carefully. You may also add thinly sliced sour apples.
558. POTATO SALAD WITH HERRING.
Bramborový salát se slanečkem.
Wash, skin and halve two herrings, bone and cut into dice. Stir together sliced potatoes with diced apples and minced onion, salt, and pepper, and cover with the diced herrings. Add vinegar, water and oil, mixed to taste.
559. POTATO SALAD WITH SOUR CREAM.
Bramborový salát s kyselou smelanou.
Boil, peel and cool potatoes, then slice them. Stir into them minced onion, salt and pepper, and pour over all the following sauce: boil three tablespoons of vinegar, a tablespoon of water and a tablespoon of sugar. Beat three yolks with two cups of thick sour cream and add to the foregoing while it is boiling. When it begins to bubble, take off the stove and cool.
560. COLD SLAW No. 1. .
Salát ze zelné hlávky.
Red cabbage is nice for this, when it may be had. Pick over, cut out the stalk, mince fine, cover with boiling water, drain dry and add minced onion if you wish. Boil together vinegar, butter and salt, add to the cabbage and stew quickly,in a covered pan stirring frequently. Then cool, season with pepper and serve. Ordinary cold slaw is made thus: mix minced onion, vinegar, salt and pepper with the raw minced cabbage.
561. COLD SLAW No. 2.
Salát ze zelné hlávky na jiný způsob.
Pick over, quarter, cut out the stalk and mince a head of cabbage. Fry a fourth of a pound of diced bacon with a minced onion, add to it a pint of wine vinegar, add the cabbage, salt, and simmer about ten minutes, then dust with pepper and serve.
562. COLD SLAW WITH CREAM SAUCE.
Salát ze zelné hlárky se sladkou omáčkou.
Mince the cabbage, place it in a wooden bowl, add salt, half a minced onion, and pound with a wooden masher five minutes. Then place in a dish and pour over it the following sauce: heat two tablespoons of good butter; when quite hot add a tablespoon of vinegar and when it begins to boil add a small cup of sweet cream, stirring constantly, so that it does not curdle, and finally a dash of pepper.
563. COLD SLAW WITH SOUR CREAM SAUCE.
Salát ze zelné hlávky s kyselou smetanou.
Mince the cabbage. Heat a tablespoon of butter, add the cabbage, three tablespoons of boiling water, cover and allow to stand on the edge of the stove fifteen minutes, (it must not boil). Then beat one egg, add it to the slaw, also half a tablespoon of vinegar, salt and pepper and finally half a cup of sour cream. Serve cold.
564. ENDIVE SALAD.
Salát ze štěrbáku.
Endive is best in autumn. Pick off the green leaves, wash the yellow ones in cold water and drain well, then place in a dish, dust with sugar. Mix several tablespoons of wine vinegar with olive oil and salt, pour over the endive, mix thoroughly and put in a salad bowl.
565. CAULIFLOWER SALAD.
Salát z karfiolu.
Take apart and stew the cauliflower in salted water and a piece of butter, so that the pieces are tender but whole. When cold, drain thoroughly on a napkin, then arrange in a salad bowl. Press through a sieve four hard-boiled yolks, mix with four tablespoons of olive oil, five tablespons of vinegar, salt and pepper or paprika, stir well and pour over the cauliflower.
566. CELERY ROOT SALAD.
Salát celerový.
Scrape, wash and soak the roots in cold water, then boil in salted water, place again in cold water, scrape thoroughly and slice. Stand the tops in the center of the salad bowl, arrange the sliced roots around them, garnish these with cress; mix together wine vinegar, olive oil, salt and paprika or pepper, and pour over all.
567. CELERY SALAD WITH APPLES.
Celerový salát s jablky.
Chop fine in a wooden bowl equal amounts of celery and tart apples, each separately. Mix together and pour mayonnaise sauce over all.
568. CELERY SALAD.
Salát ze stonků naťového celeru.
Choose the nice and crisp stalks. Wash, soak a bit in cold water, then cut into pieces one and a half inches long, and cut these into fine strips. Wash again, dry, dust with salt, pepper, dry mustard, pour over them vinegar and olive oil, shake together, and arrange on lettuce leaves. You may use the regular mayonnaise in place of the French dressing.
569. ASPARAGUS SALAD.
Šparglový salát.
Pick over the asparagus, choosing the crisp tips, boil in salted water, drain dry, arrange in a bowl, pour over it vinegar, olive oil and paprika or pepper. You may garnish this with boiled cauliflower.
570. WATER CRESS SALAD.
Řeřichový salát.
Pick the cress over, wash and serve with French dressing. You may garnish with sliced tart apples, endive or cabbage.
571. BEET SALAD.
Salát z červené řepy.
Wash and boil red beets, peel and slice them. Wash and scrape horseradish roots, and slice them. Place in a stone jar a layer of beets, garnish with the sliced horseradish, sprinkle with a bit of anise seed or fennel and a bit of salt. Continue until all is used, then pour wine vinegar over all and let it stand thus twenty-four hours. You may use cloves in place of anise or fennel seed. Serve with the liquor.
572. TOMATO SALAD No. 1.
Salát z rajských jablíček.
Scald, peel and slice nice tomatoes, arrange in a bowl, add a minced onion, salt and pepper, and pour over all vinegar and water, sweetened to taste.
573. TOMATO SALAD No. 2.
Salát z rajských jablíček na jiný způsob.
Slice twelve tomatoes and arrange in a bowl. Mix smooth four hard-boiled yolks, add one raw yolk, a teaspoon of salt, half a teaspoon of paprika, a tablespoon of sugar, a tablespoon of melted butter, two tablespoons of mustard and a cup of vinegar. Mix thoroughly, pour over the tomatoes and serve cold.
574. CHICKEN SALAD No. 1.
Salát z kuřat.
Dice the meat of one boiled chicken, mince one small head of cabbage and an equal amount of celery stalks, each separately. Hardboil twelve eggs, chop the whites fine and cream the yolks smooth with two tablespoons of butter, two tablespoons of sugar and a tablespoon of mustard, add a cup of wine vinegar and mix together. Mix the three first named ingredients, pour the sauce over all and serve.
575. CHICKEN SALAD No. 2.
Salát z kuřat na jiný způsob.
Dice the meat of one boiled chicken, mix with the same amount of chopped celery stalks and three tablespoons of mayonnaise sauce, arrange on lettuce leaves and pour over it mayonnaise, garnish with hard-boiled eggs cut in quarters, olives, or capers. You may use finely chopped pickles in place of the celery, or crisp lettuce leaves. You may also use French dressing, in place of the mayonnaise. Salads of sweetbreads, goose liver and other meats may be prepared in this manner.
576. LOBSTER, CRAB OR FISH SALAD.
Salát z humrů, raků a ryb.
These are prepared the same as chicken salad. Other fish salads are prepared by mixing the diced meat with anchovies or capers, placing a layer of sliced potatoes and sliced red beets over a layer of the meat, then pouring over all the desired dressing.
577. SALMON SALAD.
Salát z lososa.
Use the contents of a pound can of salmon, take out the bones and skin, chop fine. Chop an equal amount of cabbage. Mix smooth four hard-boiled eggs, add a teaspoon of sugar, a teaspoon of salt, a teaspoon of mustard, a tablespoon of melted butter and two tablespoons of vinegar. Mix together and pour over the salmon mixed with the cabbage.
578. BOHEMIAN SALAD.
Český salát.
Boil potatoes and peel while hot, then slice them. Dice two peeled tart apples, one onion, a piece of boiled ham, a piece of cold veal, a piece of boiled smoked tongue, and a cleaned and boned herring. Chop fine hard-boiled whites and the yolks, each separately, and cut cleaned anchovies into strips. Place in the bowl a layer of potatoes, sprinkle with apples, onion, herring, meat and capers, and continue until the bowl is full. Garnish the top with anchovies in the form of a star, filling the spaces between with the minced yolks and whites alternately. Garnish around the edge with sliced potatoes and red beets, alternately, and finally pour French dressing over the salad.
579. DRIED BEAN SALAD.
Fazolový salát.
Soak two cups of dried beans over night. Drain in the morning and cover with fresh boiling water, add a fourth of a teaspoon of baking soda, salt and boil until tender. If necessary, add water while boiling, as the beans must be covered all the time. While boiling, stir in a tablespoon of butter. When done, drain well and place in a bowl, sprinkle with minced onion, and pour over all vinegar and water sweetened to taste, while the beans are warm. Add pepper and serve cold.
580. RAW MEAT SALAD.
Salát ze syrového masa.
Mince very fine a pound of beef from the round, form four cones of this, sprinkle each with salt, pepper and minced onion, pour over them vinegar and oil, and allow to stand thus half an hour, so that the meat absorbs all the flavoring. You may garnish with anchovies, capers or hard-boiled eggs.