THE MANITOBA HEALTH COOK BOOK

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Candle Salad

Place one slice of pineapple on lettuce leaves. Cut peeled
banana in half and stand half banana upright on pineapple slice.
Pour salad dressing over banana to represent dripping wax and
place a red cherry on top, to represent candle light. Serve cold on
individual plates.

Stuffed Prune Salad

Wash and cook large prunes. When cooked and cold, re-
move pits and stuff with cottage or creamed cheese. Nuts may be
mixed with the cheese if desired. Dissolve | package lemon jelly
as per direction on package. Set in individual cups and when jelly
begins to harden press | prune, with open side down, in top of
each individual mould, so as to have prune, with open side up, in
bottom of mould when ready to serve. When well set, remove
from mould and serve on chilled lettuce leaves with salad dressing.
Stuffed dates could be used instead of prunes, if desired.

Yum Yum Pineapple Salad

2 ec. crushed pineapple Y, pt. cream, whipped 1 c. sugar
2 T. gelatine Juice of 1 lemon 1 c. grated cheese
Y, c. cold water
Heat pineapple, add lemon juice and sugar. Stir until sugar
is dissolved. Soak gelatine in cold water 10 minutes and add to
hot mixture. When cool and beginning to set, add grated cheese
and whipped cream. Mix thoroughly and put in moulds, place in
refrigerator and chill. Serve on lettuce.
Dressing: Mix 2 T. finely-chopped celery and 2 T. finely-chopped
green peppers, '4 c. mayonnaise dressing and a few
drops of onion juice.

Date and Cheese Salad

1 c. dates Y, ce. grated cheese 4 c. walnuts
1 c. celery, diced 1 c. apple, diced 1 T. lemon juice

Mix together cheese and finely chopped nuts. Stuff dates
with this mixture. Let stand several hours then slice. Sprinkle
apples with lemon juice as soon as cut, add sliced dates and celery
to apples. Mix altogether with salad dressing to which has been
added an equal amount of whipped cream. Serve on lettuce leaf.

Shrimp Salad

Finely grated cabbage 2 ripe peaches 1 apple
2 doz. white grapes 2 pears 1 tin shrimp

Pour juice off shrimp and spread over first five ingredients,
which have been cut and mixed together. Cover with a mild salad
dressing, which has been mixed with whipped cream.

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