A deceptively simple concept, salads are an often overlooked category in
cookery. The word itself, based upon the Latin sal, meaning salt, shows
how central salads can, and should, be to the modern meal. Originally
published in 1886, Thomas Jefferson Murrey is thoroughly aware of the
importance of this most underrated of meals, noting that there is
""nothing more exasperating than an inferior one."" Working from basic
salads up through salad meals, this work will provide readers with fifty
recipes and a wealth of techniques to create a superior salad.