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'''Candle salad''' is a vintage [[fruit salad]] that was popular in America |
'''Candle salad''' is a vintage [[fruit salad]] that was popular in America from the 1920s through to the 1960s.<ref name="wikihow.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Candle-Salad |title=How to Make a Candle Salad: 6 Steps (with Pictures) |publisher=wikiHow |date= |accessdate=2017-12-23}}</ref> The salad is typically composed of [[lettuce]], [[pineapple]], [[banana]], [[cherry]], and either [[mayonnaise]] or, according to some recipes, [[cottage cheese]]. [[Whipped cream]] may also be used. The process is as follows: First arrange a few leaves of lettuce on a plate or decorative napkin. This forms the salad's base. Then stack pineapple rings on top of the lettuce, providing a niche for inserting one whole (or more often half) peeled banana. For garnish the banana is topped with choice of cream and a cherry.<ref name="wikihow.com"/> |
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The Food Timeline History website states that "The earliest print reference we find for Candle Salad is dated 1916. It was presented in this socialite menu; no description or recipe was included: "Fruit Cocktail, Chicken a la King, Mashed Potatoes, Buttered Peas, Rolls, Olives, Candle Salad, Cheese Straws, Fancy Cakes, Nut Ice Creams, Candies and Nuts, Coffee."---Oelwein Daily Register [IA] April 5, 1916 (p. 4)." <ref name="foodtimeline1">{{cite web|author=Lynne Olver |url=http://www.foodtimeline.org/foodsalads.html#candlesalad |title=history notes-salad |publisher=The Food Timeline |date= |accessdate=2017-12-23}}</ref> The site lists several other references to the salad in cookbooks and newspapers throughout the 1920s.<ref name="foodtimeline1"/> |
The Food Timeline History website states that "The earliest print reference we find for Candle Salad is dated 1916. It was presented in this socialite menu; no description or recipe was included: "Fruit Cocktail, Chicken a la King, Mashed Potatoes, Buttered Peas, Rolls, Olives, Candle Salad, Cheese Straws, Fancy Cakes, Nut Ice Creams, Candies and Nuts, Coffee."---Oelwein Daily Register [IA] April 5, 1916 (p. 4)." <ref name="foodtimeline1">{{cite web|author=Lynne Olver |url=http://www.foodtimeline.org/foodsalads.html#candlesalad |title=history notes-salad |publisher=The Food Timeline |date= |accessdate=2017-12-23}}</ref> The site lists several other references to the salad in cookbooks and newspapers throughout the 1920s.<ref name="foodtimeline1"/> |
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A traditional candle salad | |
Typ | Fruit salad |
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Place of origin | Vereinigte Staaten |
Main ingredients | Lettuce, pineapple, banana, cherry, mayonnaise or cottage cheese |
Variations | strawberry yogurt, alfalfa sprouts |
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9e/Candle_salads.jpg/220px-Candle_salads.jpg)
Candle salad is a vintage fruit salad that was popular in America from the 1920s through to the 1960s.[1] The salad is typically composed of lettuce, pineapple, banana, cherry, and either mayonnaise or, according to some recipes, cottage cheese. Whipped cream may also be used. The process is as follows: First arrange a few leaves of lettuce on a plate or decorative napkin. This forms the salad's base. Then stack pineapple rings on top of the lettuce, providing a niche for inserting one whole (or more often half) peeled banana. For garnish the banana is topped with choice of cream and a cherry.[1]
The Food Timeline History website states that "The earliest print reference we find for Candle Salad is dated 1916. It was presented in this socialite menu; no description or recipe was included: "Fruit Cocktail, Chicken a la King, Mashed Potatoes, Buttered Peas, Rolls, Olives, Candle Salad, Cheese Straws, Fancy Cakes, Nut Ice Creams, Candies and Nuts, Coffee."---Oelwein Daily Register [IA] April 5, 1916 (p. 4)." [2] The site lists several other references to the salad in cookbooks and newspapers throughout the 1920s.[2]
Candle salad was known as an easy way to get kids to eat fruit because of its unusual appearance. It was also considered a child-friendly introduction to cooking because of its simple construction. The recipe for candle salad was published in the 1950 edition of A Child's First Cook Book by Alma S. Lach, one of the first cookbooks written for children. It is also in the 1957 edition of the Betty Crocker's Cook Book for Boys and Girls with the description, “It’s better than a real candle because you can eat it.” [3][4]
A version of this salad appeared in the Mormon children's magazine The Friend in 2008, which included a bed of alfalfa sprouts and strawberry yogurt drizzled over the top of the banana to look like dripping candle wax.[5] Mormon bloggers have republished the recipe.[6] Jerilyn Hassell Pool, an outspoken LGBTQ activist and a Mormon, has contributed to the awareness of candle salads by serving a visiting group of Mormon missionaries this dish.[7]
The Tested Recipes Institute of New York published it as a recipe card in 1958.[8]
Carolyn Andrew Lynch published a small booklet called The Candle Salad Story in 2003 with several reprinted images from cookbooks and articles. It is available on Yumpu.com. She suggests that the recipe was created to help promote the banana industry.[9]
Comedian Amy Sedaris appeared on Bravo TV's Watch What Happens: Live to prepare candle salad on a segment titled "Craft Time with Amy Sedaris."[10]
Ellen DeGeneres joked about this salad on October 10, 2014. As a result, it became an internet meme.[11]
See also
References
- ^ a b "How to Make a Candle Salad: 6 Steps (with Pictures)". wikiHow. Retrieved 2017-12-23.
- ^ a b Lynne Olver. "history notes-salad". The Food Timeline. Retrieved 2017-12-23.
- ^ "candle salad | This is from the 1957 Betty Crocker cookbook …". Flickr. 2008-03-04. Retrieved 2017-12-23.
- ^ "The Candle Salad: A Retro Recipe to Make You Blush". Kitchn. 2013-07-17. Retrieved 2017-12-23.
- ^ Paula Weed, "Candlestick Salad", The Friend, December 2008.
- ^ November 25, 2008 (2008-11-25). "Candlestick Salad – By Common Consent, a Mormon Blog". Bycommonconsent.com. Retrieved 2017-12-23.
{{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Candle Salad and Missionaries". YouTube. 2013-06-29. Retrieved 2017-12-23.
- ^ "Christmas Candle Salad". Vintage Recipe Cards. Retrieved 2017-12-23.
- ^ "The Candle Salad Story - Articles of Merit Not Listed". Yumpu.com. Retrieved 2017-12-23.
- ^ "Watch Craft Time with Amy Sedaris | Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen Videos". Bravotv.com. Retrieved 2017-12-23.
- ^ "Food Fads". YouTube. 2014-10-03. Retrieved 2017-12-23.