From the archives: Layered Lettuce Salad....

Submitted by editorkevin (not verified) on 23 June 2010 - 8:19pm

I was going through old Amish Cook letters, recipes, and paperwork today when I stumbled upon a handwritten page of recipes from Elizabeth Coblentz, Lovina's Mom. It looks like it was for a book we were working on that never came to completion. One of the recipes on the page looked especially inviting during this hot midwestern summer. How about a cool, refreshing lettuce salad? She called it "Layered Lettuce Salad" but to me this looks like a pretty typical 7 layer salad type recipe, although maybe without 7 layers. Anyway, if anyone wants to give the recipe a whirl, here it is:

LAYERED LETTUCE SALAD

1 head lettuce
1 cup celery, diced
4 eggs (hard-boiled and sliced)
10 ounces of uncooked peas
1 sweet onion
8 slices fried bacon, diced
2 cups mayonnaise
2 tablespoons sugar
4 ounces cheddar cheese, grated

Tear clean, crisp lettuce into small bite-sized pieces and place in 9 X 12 glass dish. Layer the rest of the ingredients Layer the rest of the ingredients in order given. Add sugar to mayonnaise and spread over top like frosting. Top with grated cheese and diced bacon,

Re: From the archives: Layered Lettuce Salad....

Submitted by Brendalynne1 (not verified) on 28 June 2010 - 5:45pm.

we have this iin various forms throughout most of the hot weather. It uses up dabs of leftovers as a layer or two when they just are not enough to reheat. You might find some northern beans, corn, peas, shredded carrots along with anything else. Having some salad dressing or salsa seems to make it all become a fabulous salad meal.