Sorry I didn't answer you sooner, but my phone has been out all day, until a few minutes ago...Grrrrr ! Hoping someone else sent you the direction...or maybe you could go on Google ? I fry some bacon and pour off almost all the grease for later use...Drain the bacon on paper towels...I pour some water in the skillet and mix in enough flour to make a very thin 'gravy.'..then I add salt and pepper, sugar and white vinegar to taste.....Keep tasting till you get it right...Heat and pour over the prepared greens..crumble on the bacon...eat right away..... Mama was like most cooks in her day...just poured the hot bacon grease on the greens, and that was it....That 'wilted' it , for sure....I like my version better, and it's surely better for you, calorie wise....Hope it turns out tasting to suit you ! Jeannie T ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ On Wed, 25 Jun 2008 10:55:06 -0400 "Smoochie Newton" <smoochieangelpie@gmail.com> writes: > does anyone know how to make the vinegar/sugar/whatever heated > liquid that > is poured over the lettuce to make the salad?? I have been just > dying for a > wilted lettuce salad.... Oh Momma!!!..... bought myself some > Romaine > lettuce...it's all washed up and ready to go but that's as far as I > can go. > Should I use Apple Cider Vinegar or is Malt Vinegar ok?? I think > I > remember that bacon grease is the starter..... would turkey bacon > do?? > SOMEBODY HELP ME!!! > > paulette in sw fla usa.... hey, I don't get the urge to cook very > often.... > this is a miracle, a miracle I tell ya > ____________________________________________________________ Sweepstakes!!! Enter for your chance to WIN one of hundreds of daily prizes. http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/fc/JKFkuJi7UnnXWK7NAUPXUSdULVQwZqf4wSGqQ4b1zms2PrU0J6tInS/

It's been so many years since I've made wilted lettuce I knew I didn't dare answer you. I never liked mine anyhow. My mother and MIL both made good wilted lettuce. I may try your version. Since it's just me, if it doesn't turn out good no one will know about it.<grin> I've never seen anyone put flour in the grease so this is a new version for me. Emma ----- Original Message ----- From: askgranny@juno.com<mailto:askgranny@juno.com> To: southern-chat@rootsweb.com<mailto:southern-chat@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2008 7:51 PM Subject: Re: [SOUTHERN-CHAT] wilted lettuce salad Sorry I didn't answer you sooner, but my phone has been out all day, until a few minutes ago...Grrrrr ! Hoping someone else sent you the direction...or maybe you could go on Google ? I fry some bacon and pour off almost all the grease for later use...Drain the bacon on paper towels...I pour some water in the skillet and mix in enough flour to make a very thin 'gravy.'..then I add salt and pepper, sugar and white vinegar to taste.....Keep tasting till you get it right...Heat and pour over the prepared greens..crumble on the bacon...eat right away..... Mama was like most cooks in her day...just poured the hot bacon grease on the greens, and that was it....That 'wilted' it , for sure....I like my version better, and it's surely better for you, calorie wise....Hope it turns out tasting to suit you ! Jeannie T ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~