Recipe - Salad W Hot Bacon Dressing

1 Head Iceberg lettuce; or
1 pound Fresh spinach
12 sl Bacon; chopped
1 Mediumsize onion; minced
3 cup Warm beef stock
2 teaspoon Sugar
One half cup Red wine vinegar
1 ds Brandy
2 tablespoon Cornstarch
12 cup Cold water
Salt & freshly ground black
pepper to taste

1. If using iceberg lettuce, core, wash, dry & crisp the leaves. If using
spinach, wash, stem & crisp the leaves.

2. Fry the bacon in mediumsize skillet until crisp. Add onion & cook until
tender,but not brown. Cool slightly.

3. Add stock,sugar,vinegar & brandy & simmer over medium heat 20 min.
Remove from heat & skim fat from surface.

4. Mix cornstarch w/ water. Return dressing to heat & add cornstarch
mixture, stirring until thickened. Taste & correct seasoning w/ salt &
pepper if necessary.

5. Divide the lettuce or spinach leaves among 6 salad plates & pass the hot
dressing at table. Note: The dressing can be made in advance & gently
reheated, if desired.

FOX & HOUND

FRIESS LAKE RD.; MILWAKEE

From the Micro Cookbook Collection of American recipes, downloaded from
Glen's MM Recipe Archive, http://www.erols.com/hosey.