This section is from the book "The Cook County Cook Book", by The Associated College Women Workers. See also: Larousse Gastronomique.
Mix together in quantities desired grapefruit, cut in small pieces, grapes, peeled and seeded, and pineapple, diced. Serve with salad dressing to which an equal quantity of whipped cream and a teaspoon of sugar has been added. - Mrs. D. C. Everitt, 207 S. 6th Ave., Maywood, 111.
Dice pineapple and tart apples, peel and seed white grapes in quantities desired, mix with white cherries, and serve with salad dressing. - Mrs. D. C. Everitt, 207 S. 6th Ave., Maywood, 111.
Mix together in quantities desired, diced, tart apples, chopped celery, oranges, cut in small pieces, and white salad dressing. Sprinkle chopped nuts over top. - 'Mrs. D. C. Everitt, 207 S. 6th Ave., Maywood, 111.
For each individual salad 1 slice pineapple, 1 slice orange, and candied cherries are necessary. Arrange upon each plate a crisp leaf of lettuce, upon the lettuce a slice of pineapple, upon the pineapple a slice of orange, and upon the orange, halved candied cherries. Serve either fruit salad dressing, mayonnaise or French dressing with the salad. - Mrs. Helen Williams, 6032 Ellis Ave., Chicago, 111.
Slice fine 3 apples, 2 bananas, 1/2 bunch of celery, 5c walnuts, pinch of salt, 1 tablespoon of sugar. Serve with salad dressing, whiten with whipped cream. - Mrs. Klug, 25 N. 5th Ave., Maywood, 111.
Into each cup put 3 canned or fresh strawberries, some grated pineapple, a teaspoon each of orange pulp and grapefruit, a little syrup from preserved ginger, 1 tablespoon of lemon juice, and a little sugar. Fill up the cup with Maraschino cherries. Set on the ice until very cold. Eat from the cups. - Mrs. Klug, 25 N. 5th Ave., Maywood, 111.
Peel 1 pineapple or use the contents of 1 can, shred it in small pieces with a silver fork; peel and slice thin 6 bananas, and peel, tear into sections, and seed 4 sour oranges. Arrange in a crystal dish in layers, sprinkling sugar between; then squeeze over the whole 1 large lemon. Stand in ice box 3 hrs. Serve with or without fruit salad dressing, to taste. - Mrs. Conklin, 914 N. Sth Ave., Maywood, 111.
Soak a box of gelatin in 2 cups of cold water over night; add 2 cups sugar, the juice of 2 lemons and bring to a scald; add 1 can of shredded pineapple, 3 oranges, 6 bananas, and candied cherries to taste. Serve in lemonade cups with whipped cream on top; a salad dressing may be made with the cherry juice to serve with it. This makes 4 pts. - Mrs. Conklin, 914 N. 5th Ave., Maywood, 111.
Cut Malaga grapes in halves and remove seeds; to 1 lb. of grapes use 2 small apples, cut in dices, 1/4 cup of cut celery, 2 bananas, scraped and cut in small pieces, after quartering them, then mix with salad dressing and serve on lettuce. - Mrs. Florence Davies, 426 S. 18th Ave., Maywood, 111.
Take the inside out of a grapefruit, notch the edge of the shells and fill with the following sliced fruit: 1 banana, 2 oranges, 1/2 qt. of pineapple, 1/2 pt. of cherries, 1/4 lb. of blanched almonds, juice of 1 lemon, 2 tablespoons of powdered sugar. Serve with a dressing made of the juice of the cherries. - Mrs. Conklin, 914 N. 5th Ave., Maywood, 111.
If different kinds of fruits are used cut, dice or chop, and let stand together, as the juices drain out the flavor of one permeates the other; drain off the juices just before serving. Always use an equal part of whipped cream and a little bit of sugar with any kind of salad dressing for a fruit salad, and do not mix with dressing until just ready to serve. - Mrs. D. C. Everitt, 207 S. 6th Ave., Maywood, 111.
Peel and slice 6 large oranges; peel and split 6 large bananas into pieces 1/4 inch thick. Pare and slice 12 peaches and cut into halves and remove the seeds from 2 lbs. of large Malaga grapes. Mix all these fruits together and sprinkle with powdered sugar to taste. Set on the ice until thoroughly chilled. Just before serving beat the whites of 4 eggs, stiff, with 1/2 cup of powdered sugar. Spread this meringue over the top of the fruit and serve. - Mrs. Wm. Kies; Abbotsford Rd., Wilmette, 111.
 
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