Definition of Herring salad

1. Noun. Based on pickled herring.

Generic synonyms: Salad

Lexicographical Neighbors of Herring Salad

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herptiles
herr
herrenvolk
herrenvolker
herrenvolks
herrerasaur
herrerasaurus
herried
herries
herring
herring-bone
herring-worm disease
herring gull
herring hog
herring salad (current term)
herringbone
herringboned
herringbones
herringboning
herringlike
herrings
herro
herry
herrying
hers
hersage
hersal
hersall
hersalls

Literary usage of Herring salad

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The American Salad Book by Maximilian De Loup (1900)
"land herring salad but by the addition of other fruits and vegetables it becomes ... Fresh herring salad. Clean and remove the heads from two fresh herring, ..."

2. The New England Cook Book by Helen Saunders Wright (1912)
"herring salad Scald boneless salt herring. Dry and chill them. Shred and add equal quantity diced cold boiled potatoes. Sprinkle with a little Cayenne and ..."

3. The Murrey Collection of Cookery Books by Thomas Jefferson Murrey (1895)
"herring salad.—Soak four salt Holland herrings in water or milk for three hours ... The above is a true herring salad, though some add a little oil, ..."

4. Salads and Sauces by Thomas Jefferson Murrey (1884)
"The above is a true herring salad. By the addition of apples, vegetables, etc., ... herring salad.—Scale and thoroughly clean two fresh herrings, ..."

5. Letters of Susan Hale by Susan Hale (1919)
"herring salad, — a spatted-down, chopped-up, worked-over, messy fearful combination of poor sardines and beets and raisins and pickle and oil, ..."

6. Desserts and Salads by Gesine Lemcke (1896)
"herring salad.—Lay 6 herrings for 24 hours in cold water, take them out, remove skins and bones, wipe dry with a towel and cut them into small square pieces ..."

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