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.  

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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.