Recently I saw this recipe and my mind ran back home to our kitchen on Sunset Avenue in Jacksonville, Texas. Mother loved wilted lettuce. So did my grandmother. Of course, then it was always made with iceberg lettuce. Any garden greens were cooked with bacon until they were limp. When I was growing up I liked neither of these although I love to use fresh greens of all types now. Mother didn’t use a recipe, but this one is exactly like she made it, often having wilted lettuce for lunch. I made this, using Romaine Lettuce and less sugar. The vinaigrette made with hot bacon fat makes your mouth water when the vinegar, salt, and sugar sizzle into the skillet, then pour it over onions and greens. Good food and good memories! The photograph is of course, not my parents. But it dates the recipe perfectly.
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My mother used the bacon dressing on endive and added cut up boiled potatoes to the salad. Very good!
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It does sound good and makes the salad a bit heartier if you are making a meal out of it! Thanks for reading!
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This was my husband’s Grandfather and Grandmother. James T and Ether McDowell.
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