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Lettuce or Mixed Green Salad

Recipe No. 431 from the U.S. Army's WWII cookbook — Salads. Quantities are exactly as printed, for 100 servings; a scaled-down 8-serving version is in the notes.

Army TM10-412 · Salad

Serves 20 pounds, 100 servings, four mess kit spoons (3 ounces) each.
View source — TM 10-412 Army Recipes (War Department, 1944) ↗

Recipe No. 431 from the U.S. Army’s WWII cookbook — Salads. Quantities are exactly as printed, for 100 servings; a scaled-down 8-serving version is in the notes.

Ingredients

Lettuce or mixed greens — 20 pounds

  • French or other dressing — 2 quarts (2 No. 56 dippers)

Directions

  1. Chill lettuce or mixed greens until crisp; dry and cut into 1½-inch pieces.
  2. Serve with French or other dressing (recipes Nos. 459 to 484).

Notes

SCALED TO 8 SERVINGS (the original is ÷12.5): Lettuce or mixed greens — 1 lb 9⅔ oz French or other dressing — 10¼ tbsp

— TM 10-412, Army Recipes (War Department, 15 August 1944), recipe No. 431, Salads. Army measures: 1 No. 56 dipper = 1 qt; 1 No. 55 dipper = 1¾ qt; 1 mess kit cup = 1½ pints.