Hot Salad or Slaw Dressing

Submitted by Molly53

"An old-timey salad dressing good on wilted lettuce or wilted spinach salads from the United States Regional Cookbook,Culinary Arts Institute of Chicago, 1947."

 

• Ready In: 20mins
• Ingredients: 9
• Yields: 1 1/2 c

ingredients

• 1 1 tablespoon chicken fat or 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 teaspoon flour
• 1⁄2 cup vinegar
• 2 teaspoons sugar
• 1⁄2 teaspoon dry mustard
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄8 teaspoon pepper
• 1 egg yolk, well beaten
• caraway seeds (optional) or celery seed (optional)

directions

1. Melt fat and blend in flour.
2. Add vinegar and stir until mixture thickens.
3. Mix sugar, mustard, salt and pepper; add to liquid.
4. Cook for four minutes.
5. Pour over beaten egg yolk and mix well.
6. Return to heat and cook for an additional minute.
7. *Variation: Add 1 cup cream or sour cream.
8. For hot slaw: Combine all ingredients and simmer shredded cabbage in the mixture until tender.