881. +Tomato and Potato Salad.+-- Boil 6 large potatoes with the skins on; when cold pare off the skins and cut the potatoes into quarters; then cut each quarter into fine slices; lay 4 large, ripe tomatoes for ½ hour on ice; then cut them into small slices; cut 2 onions into fine slices, put them in alternate layers with the potatoes and tomatoes into a salad dish and sprinkle over each layer some pepper, salt and ½ tablespoonful oil; mix ¾ cup vinegar with 1 tablespoonful sugar and ¾ cup cold water, pour it over the salad and let it stand 15 minutes; then serve. The onions may be omitted and green peppers used instead of them.
882. +Tomato Salad with Lettuce.+-- Lay 4 medium sized sound tomatoes for ½ hour on ice or in ice water; also the leaves of 2 large heads of lettuce; 10 minutes before serving wipe the tomatoes dry and cut them on a board with a very sharp knife into thin slices; shake the salad in a napkin; put into a salad dish first a layer of lettuce leaves and then a layer of tomatoes; continue in this way in alternate layers until all is used; pour over a mayonaise dressing and serve. 2 hard boiled eggs chopped fine may be sprinkled over the top.
883. +Tomato Salad.+-- Lay ½ dozen sound, ripe tomatoes for 1½ hours on ice or in ice water; shortly before serving wipe the tomatoes dry and cut them on a board with a sharp knife into thin slices; also cut 2 medium sized onions into fine slices; put them in alternate layers with the tomatoes into a salad dish and sprinkle over each layer ¼ teaspoonful salt, ¼ teaspoonful sugar and half that quantity of white pepper; mix ¾ cup vinegar with ¾ cup water, pour it over the whole and serve at once. 2 tablespoonfuls oil may be added to the salad if liked, but many people object to it on tomato salad.
884. +Tomato Salad with Mayonaise.+-- Lay 8 or 10 sound, ripe tomatoes for 1½ hours on top of ice; shortly before serving wipe the tomatoes dry and cut them on a board with a sharp knife into fine slices; put them into a salad dish, pour over a mayonaise dressing and sprinkle over the top 2 tablespoonfuls capers; serve as soon as made.
885. +Tomato and Cucumber Salad.+-- Prepare the cucumbers the same as for Cucumber Salad, put them in alternate layers with the sliced tomatoes into a salad dish and dress with mayonaise.