Apple, Date-and-Celery Salad

Ingredients

• 1 large Large apple
• 0.5 of a Lemon juice
• 5 stalks Celery stalks
• 0.5 pound Dates
• 0.5 cup Mayonnaise
• 2 Egg yolks (For mayonnaise dressing.)
• 1 pint Olive oil (For mayonnaise dressing.)
• 2 tablespoonfuls Vinegar (For mayonnaise dressing.)
• 2 tablespoonfuls Lemon juice (For mayonnaise dressing.)
• 0.5 teaspoonful Salt (For mayonnaise dressing.)
• a few grains Cayenne pepper or paprika (For mayonnaise dressing.)
• 1 teaspoonful Mustard (For mayonnaise dressing, if desired.)
• 1 teaspoonful Powdered sugar (For mayonnaise dressing, if desired.)
• 2 tablespoonfuls Boiling water (For mayonnaise dressing.)

Instructions

1. 1Pare, quarter, and core the apple. Cut it into small pieces and squeeze the juice of half a lemon over them.
2. 2Cut the celery stalks into small pieces.
3. 3Pour boiling water over the dates. Stir the water through them. Let them dry in the oven. When cold, cut each date into four or five lengthwise pieces.
4. 4Beat the egg yolks with a small wooden spoon or silver fork. Add the salt, cayenne or paprika, and mix again; then add all of the vinegar and lemon juice, beating it in gradually with an egg-beater. When the mixture is smooth, beat in half a teaspoonful of oil. Continue beating in the oil, increasing the quantity added at one time to a teaspoonful, and finally to a tablespoonful, until the whole quantity has been used. Lastly, beat in two tablespoonfuls of boiling water, one at a time. Cover with a china or glass plate and set aside in a cool place.
5. 5Mix together the apple, celery, and dates. Add a generous half cup of mayonnaise dressing and mix again.