Wilted Lettuce Salad with Hot Bacon Dressing

Garden greens prepared in an old-fashioned way . . . 

Wilted Lettuce Salad with Hot Bacon Dressing   Serves about 6
Hot Bacon Dressing     Makes  2-1/2 cups
1/4 cup granulated sugar
2 tablespoons cornstarch
1 cup milk
1 tablespoon grainy mustard
1 teaspoon celery seed
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1/4 cup bacon drippings left from bacon used in salad  (see salad ingredients below)
1/2 cup apple cider vinegar
1/2 cup water
  1. In a saucepan, whisk together sugar, and cornstarch; add the milk, mustard, celery seed, salt, black pepper,
  2. Add the bacon drippings, vinegar and water and stir until it reaches a boil.
  3. Chill until needed, heating before use.
Wilted Lettuce Salad 
6 large handfuls of lettuce—curly, romaine, spinach, etc.
6  green onions, chopped (both white & green parts)
2 hard cooked eggs, sliced
6 slices bacon, cooked crisp and crumbled — save bacon drippings for dressing
3/4 cup hot bacon dressing (see recipe above)
  1. Toss lettuce with scallions, hand cooked eggs and bacon.
  2. Heat dressing to a boil.
  3. Add dressing and toss, serve at once. Or, place dressing in a pitcher and let guests add their own dressing and toss.  
Recipe without photos . . .
Wilted Lettuce Salad with Hot Bacon Dressing   Serves about 6
Hot Bacon Dressing     Makes  2-1/2 cups
1/4 cup granulated sugar
2 tablespoons cornstarch
1 cup milk
1 tablespoon grainy mustard
1 teaspoon celery seed
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1/4 cup bacon drippings left from bacon used in salad  (see salad ingredients below)
1/2 cup apple cider vinegar
1/2 cup water
  1. In a saucepan, whisk together sugar, and cornstarch; add the milk, mustard, celery seed, salt, black pepper,
  2. Add the bacon drippings, vinegar and water and stir until it reaches a boil.
  3. Chill until needed, heating before use.
Wilted Lettuce Salad 
6 large handfuls of lettuce—curly, romaine, spinach, etc.
6  green onions, chopped (both white & green parts)
2 hard cooked eggs, sliced
6 slices bacon, cooked crisp and crumbled — save bacon drippings for dressing
3/4 cup hot bacon dressing (see recipe above)
  1. Toss lettuce with scallions, hand cooked eggs and bacon.
  2. Heat dressing to a boil.
  3. Add dressing and toss, serve at once. Or, place dressing in a pitcher and let guests add their own dressing and toss.  

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