Prairie Recipes

Great Depression Salads

                                             By Collette

Any of these recipes might have been served to a family during the Great Depression.

Apple Salad

Take 1/3 as many apples as cabbage or celery and chop fine. Add one cup peanuts and salad dressing to make it nice and juicy.

Salmon Salad

1 can salmon                                              1 stalk celery
3 large cold boiled potatoes                        1 cup mayonnaise
6 small sweet pickles

Remove salmon from can, drain well. Remove skin and bones. Dice potatoes and add to salmon. Slice pickles very thin and add. Chop celery fine as possible, mix to combine all ingredients.

Corn Bread Salad

Make a skillet of corn bread. After baking crumble into a bowl (not powdery). Then add:
8 pieces of crumbled, crisp, fried bacon               1 diced onion
1 chopped green pepper                                       1 cup mayonnaise or salad dressing

Add dressing carefully; you don’t want this soggy and may not need a full cup. Today, you could use ranch dressing in place of the mayonnaise. Serves: 6