1/3 cup vinegar or lemon juice
1 cup corn oil
1 tablespoon Imperial Granulated Sugar
1-1/2 teaspoons salt
1/2 teaspoon paprika
1/2 teaspoon dry mustard
1 clove garlic
Put all ingredients in tightly closed jar and shake well. Chill. Remove garlic. Shake well before using. Add only enough dressing to coat greens lightly. Makes 1-1/3 cups.
Jazzy Dressing: Add 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce, 2 tablespoons catsup and 1 tablespoon lemon juice to basic recipe.
Diet French Dressing: In making basic recipe, use only 1/4 cup vinegar, add 2 tablespoons water and use only 1 teaspoon salt and 1
teaspoon sugar.
Cheesy Dressing: Add a bit of blue cheese, Roquefort or other sharp cheese.
Other additions: Add one or more to basic dressing-pitted green olives, capers, green onions, pickle relish, parsley.
Mama’s Sugar Economy Cookbook, 1915, 1975