OOPS! I BURNT THE SALAD....(DRESSING)

Another post featuring Patsy the wartime rookie cook. At the time, two of the rationed ingredients hardest to get hold of were oil & eggs, so if you fancied a salad, mayonnaise or even the dreaded salad cream were off the menu....however the adventurous Joan shows Patsy how to substitute mock versions of these dressings..

I tried this with some Dijon mustard & little tin of Carnation milk........VILE!....Thats a great tip about tearing the lettuce though.
This next dressing sounds so wrong i couldnt bring myself to even waste the ingredients.....

Next up is French dressing, this is pretty good & yes tarragon vinegar would be delicious ( add a few fresh sprigs or dried leaves to a bottle of white wine vinegar & leave a week or so for the flavour to develop.) Also Joans right olive oil would be best....I expect you could only get it in tiny bottles from the chemist in those days....

More salad stuff soon....After trying to make wartime salad cream i still had a bit of Carnation milk left...it was great in a cup of coffee! Then i found this recipe for burgers with (you guessed it) Carnation milk!!!!