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French Fruit Salad, an original illustrative image based on the cited recipe

Picnic

French Fruit Salad

A portable historic recipe using oranges, drawn directly from Farmer’s public-domain cookbook.

PicnicLunchVeganVegetarianStovetopPublic domainHistoric recipeSource transcription
Est. prep20 min
Est. cook10 min
Est. serves4
Total30 min
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  • 2 oranges
  • 3 bananas
  • ½ lb. Malaga grapes
  • 12 English walnut meats
  • 1 head lettuce
  • French Dressing

Historical transcription

Source method

  1. 1

    Peel oranges, and remove pulp separately from each section. Peel bananas, and cut in one-fourth inch slices. Remove skins and seeds from grapes. Break walnut meats in pieces. Mix prepared ingredients and arrange on lettuce leaves. Serve with French Dressing.

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