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Salmon Ring Special recipe served with parsley sauce, peas

By Laura Crooks laurac@spokesman.com

Dear Laura: I had a wonderful Dorothy Dean recipe for a Salmon Ring in a mold with creamed peas. Over the years I have lost it and would love to have it again. – Alice

Dear Alice: The only Dorothy Dean recipe I could find is called Salmon Ring Special. The recipe, originally printed in the late 1930s, suggests serving the dish with a creamy parsley sauce and peas. I found a Dorothy Dean Parsley Sauce recipe from 1948. Perhaps these are the recipes you’re looking for?

Salmon Ring Special

From The Spokesman-Review Dorothy Dean Homemaker Services, circa 1937

1 can salmon

2 tablespoons melted butter

2 eggs, well beaten

1/4 cup cornmeal

2 soda crackers

1 cup sour milk (or buttermilk)

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

Salt and pepper

Shred salmon and combine with melted butter, beaten eggs and cornmeal. Add crumbled crackers and the sour milk in which the soda has been dissolved. Season with salt and pepper and turn into a well-greased ring mold or loaf pan. Bake in a moderate oven (350 degrees) for 30 minutes. Serve with parsley sauce and peas.

Yield: 4 servings

Approximate nutrition per serving: 214 calories, 12.6 grams fat (5.6 grams saturated, 53 percent fat calories), 14.4 grams protein, 11.3 grams carbohydrate, 152 milligrams cholesterol, less than 1 gram dietary fiber, 660 milligrams sodium.

Parsley Sauce

From Dorothy Dean Homemaker Services, February 1948

2 tablespoons butter

2 tablespoons flour

1 cup light cream

1 cup chicken stock

1/2 cup chopped parsley

1/2 teaspoon salt

2 egg yolks

1 tablespoon lemon juice

Melt butter and add flour. Blend well and gradually add cream and stock, stirring constantly. Add parsley and salt and bring to a boil. Beat egg yolks and lemon juice together and add to the sauce. Simmer until very thick.

Yield: About 2 cups

Approximate nutrition per 1/3 cup serving: 145 calories, 13.4 grams fat (7.7 grams saturated, 83 percent fat calories), 2.5 grams protein, 4.3 grams carbohydrate, 107 milligrams cholesterol, less than 1 gram dietary fiber, 358 milligrams sodium.