perfection salad
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Coined by Mrs. John E. Cook of New Castle, Pennsylvania, USA, for a submission to a magazine recipe contest sponsored by gelatin maker Knox in 1904.[1][2][3]
Noun
[edit]perfection salad (countable and uncountable, plural perfection salads)
- (US, cooking) A terrine or jello-style vegetable loaf made with lemon vinaigrette flavored gelatin, filled with a chopped garden salad or green salad, popular in the United States during the early and mid 20th century.
Hypernyms
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Recipe Curio, "Old-Fashioned Perfection Salad", 12 October 2008
- ^ The Lunch Tray, "A School Food Mystery Solved: “Perfection Salad”", 12 January 2011
- ^ Just a Pinch, "Perfection Salad- Grandma's Version", 17 April 2012
Further reading
[edit]- Vintage Recipe Cards (2011 May 24) "Perfection Salad", The McCall Publishing Co., 1973
- Saveur.com (2010 July 13) "Perfection Salad", Knox Gelatine: Dainty Dishes for Dainty People, Knox, 1931