This is that old fashioned spinach salad from the 60’s.  Still one of the best!  It should be noted that certain family members sometimes left out ingredients they did not like, ie. mushrooms, or bean sprouts, or even Mandarin oranges.)

Salad Ingredients:

• 2 bunches of salad (Nowadays we use the bagged stuff – about 4 cups should do it.)
• 2 hard cooked eggs, chopped
• 6 slices of bacon, cooked, crumbled (You can cheat and use processed bacon bits but they are not as good.)
• 5 oz water chestnuts, diced in good size pieces
• 1 can Mandarin oranges
• 4 mushrooms, raw, sliced
• bean sprouts to taste – a hand-full or two

Dressing Ingredients:

• 1 c oil
• 1/4 c vinegar
• 1/3 c ketchup
• 1/2 c sugar
• 1/2 onion, grated (or dried onions)
• dash of salt
• shake of Worcestershire Sauce

Directions:

1. Mix dressing ingredients, chill.
2. Mix salad ingredients and toss with dressing.

Serves:   6

Source:   Pat Negus