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French Dressing

A historical lunch recipe from Fannie Merritt Farmer's 1910 Boston Cooking-School Cook Book.

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Gather

Ingredients

  • ½ teaspoon Salt
  • ¼ teaspoon Pepper
  • 2 tablespoons Vinegar
  • 4 tablespoons Olive Oil

Make it

Method

  1. 1

    Mix ingredients and stir until well blended. Some prefer the addition of a few drops onion juice. French Dressing is more easily prepared and largely used than any other dressing.

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Where this recipe comes from

French Dressing, from The Boston Cooking-School Cook Book by Fannie Merritt Farmer (1910).

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