| Advantage should be taken of the various kinds of | | | | juice of one or two lemons, and stand them aside until |
| fresh fruits during the seasons when they can be | | | | wanted. The lemon juice will prevent discoloration. |
| obtained, for usually very appetizing salads can be | | | | Chop the nuts. At serving time line the salad bowl with |
| made of them. However, the family need not be | | | | a layer of chopped celery or cabbage or lettuce |
| deprived of fruit salads during the winter when fresh | | | | leaves, then a layer of apples, nuts, celery, apples and |
| fruits cannot be secured, for delicious salads can be | | | | nuts. Baste with the French dressing, and, if you have |
| made from canned and dried fruits, as well as from | | | | them, garnish with the sweet peppers cut into strips, |
| bananas and citrus fruits, which are usually found in all | | | | and use at once. |
| markets. | | | | 5) Apple, Date & Orange Salad |
| Homemade fruit salad meals can be a fun activities for | | | | The combination of fruits required by the |
| the whole family to while controlling the calories. Here | | | | accompanying recipe is an easy one to procure in the |
| are 7 different types of low-fat homemade fruit salad | | | | winter time. Apple and date salad is a combination |
| recipes: | | | | much liked, but unless it is served with a rather sour |
| 1) Mixed Fruit Salad | | | | dressing, it is found to be too bland and sweet for |
| Take sweet, ripe oranges, apples, bananas, and | | | | most persons. The addition of the orange gives just |
| grapes. Peel the oranges, quarter them, and remove | | | | the acid touch that is necessary to relieve this |
| skin and pips. Peel and core the apples and cut into thin | | | | monotonous sweetness. |
| slices. Wash and dry the grapes, and remove from | | | | 1 c. diced apples Lettuce |
| stalks. Skin and slice the bananas. Put the prepared | | | | 3/4 c. dates, seeded Salad dressing |
| fruit into a glass dish in alternate layers. Squeeze the | | | | 2 oranges |
| juice from 2 sweet oranges and pour over the salad. | | | | Lettuce |
| Any other fresh fruit in season may be used for this | | | | Salad Dressing |
| salad. Castor sugar may be sprinkled over if desired, | | | | Peel the apples and dice them into fine pieces. Wash |
| and cream used in place of the juice. Grated nuts are | | | | the dates, remove the seeds, and cut each date into |
| also a welcome addition. | | | | six or eight pieces. Prepare the oranges as directed |
| 2) Filbert & Cherry Salad | | | | for preparing oranges for salad, and cut each section |
| If something different in the way of salad is desired, | | | | into two or three pieces. Just before serving, mix the |
| cherries that have been seeded and then filled with | | | | fruits carefully so as not to make the salad look |
| filberts will prove a delightful change. With this salad, | | | | mushy, pile in a neat heap on garnished salad plates, |
| any salad dressing may be served, but fruit-salad | | | | and serve with any desired dressing. Sufficient to |
| dressing makes it especially delicious. | | | | Serve Six |
| 3) Date & Walnut Salad | | | | 6) California Salad |
| Persons who are fond of dates will find a salad made | | | | During the months in which California grapes can be |
| of dates and walnuts very palatable. In addition, such a | | | | found in the market, a very delicious salad can be |
| salad is high in food value. Select firm whole dates, | | | | made by combining them with grapefruit and oranges. |
| wash, and dry between clean towels. Cut a slit in the | | | | Either Malaga or Tokay grapes maybe used. |
| side of each date and remove the seed. Place half an | | | | 1-1/2 c. grapes |
| walnut meat inside and press the date together. | | | | 2 oranges Salad |
| Garnish salad plates with lettuce and serve five or six | | | | 1 grapefruit |
| of the dates in a star shape for each serving. In the | | | | Lettuce |
| center, pour a spoonful or two of cream salad | | | | Salad Dressing |
| dressing, boiled salad dressing, or any other dressing | | | | Prepare the grapes by washing them in cold water, |
| that may be desired. | | | | cutting them into halves, and removing the seeds. |
| 4) Apple & Nut Salad | | | | Remove the sections from the oranges and grapefruit |
| 4 tart apples | | | | in the way previously directed, and cut each section |
| 1 cupful of pecan meats | | | | into three or four pieces. Mix the fruits and drain |
| 24 blanched almonds | | | | carefully so that they contain no juice or liquid. Pile in a |
| 2 sweet Spanish peppers | | | | heap on salad plates garnished with lettuce and serve |
| The rule for French dressing | | | | with any desired dressing. |
| Peel the apples, cut them into dice, squeeze over the | | | | |