Submitted by Sandeezfree
tear lettuce in bite sized pieces, put in glass or metal salad bowl
add onions
fry bacon to crisp and remove to paper towel; pour of all but 2 tablespoons bacon grease
return pan to heat, add vinegar, sugar, salt and pepper. Simmer on low til warm and sugar is melted
if using bacon bits, put bacon bits in fry pan with 2 tablespoons of cooking oil, add vinegar, sugar, salt and pepper
crumble bacon over lettuce and onions. When ready to serve, pour heated grease,vinegar, sugar mixture over lettuce, mix thoroughly. ENJOY!!
This salad is delicious. I know, I was hestitant at first to try it...but its fantastic!! Its my husbands favorite side dish.
This recipe has been added to the following public cookbooks:
Winning Recipes,
my book by dawn,
Tonya's Yummy Favoites,
Paula Ramsey's Cookbook,
SHERRY PERSONAL FAVORITES
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| Rating | Submitted by | Comment Summary |
|---|---|---|
| ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ | healthnut63bod
08/27/08 05:17 PM | A healthier twist... try with fresh spinachTry this using fresh spinach... we used to call it a wilted spinach salad and the little bits of bacon were called Monkeys... I remember an old family friend that grew up in the PA Dutch country and she made this all summer long with fresh spinach from her garden.. brings back fond memories.. a very savory sald. |
| ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ | peggyspeir
08/03/08 07:16 PM | My husband loves it ,tooI remember this from the 60's , great to find recipe again |
| ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ | TLSEVIN
07/26/08 01:16 PM | Very Old RecipeMy grandmother's generation made this salad frequently. It always was a big hit at reunions and picnics. Terrific! So glad I could find this recipe b/c no one in my family wrote it down. |
| ★ ★ ★ ★ ☆ | pepgrehou
07/10/08 02:52 PM | wilted lettucei make this ll the time with fresh lettuce from the garden. Delicious!! |
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