Low Calorie Lemon French Dressing
- Title
- Low Calorie Lemon French Dressing
- Subject
- gelatin
- water
- sugar
- salt
- lemon peel
- lemon juice
- garlic salt
- pepper
- dry mustard
- Worcestershire sauce
- Description
- LOW CALORIE
LEMON FRENCH DRESSING
1 teaspoon unflavored gelatin
1 tablespoon cold water
¼ cup boiling water
2 to 3 tablespoons sugar
½ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon grated lemon peel
½ cup fresh lemon juice
¼ teaspoon garlic salt
⅛ teaspoon pepper
⅛ teaspoon dry mustard
¼ teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
Soften gelatin in cold water. Add boiling water and stir until gelatin dissolves.
Stir in sugar and salt until dissolved. Combine mixture with grated lemon peel, lemon juice, garlic salt, pepper, dry mustard
and Worcestershire sauce. Shake well. Serve cool, but not chilled over salad greens.
This may be covered and stored in refrigerator. If so, before serving, place container of dressing in pan of hot water for
5 minutes to reliquefy the gelatin. Yields about 1 cup, 12 to 13 calories per tablespoon.
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# Low Calorie Lemon French Dressing
*Yields about 1 cup, 12 to 13 calories per tablespoon*
## Ingredients
- 1 tsp unflavored gelatin
- 1 Tbsp cold water
- 1/4 cup boiling water
- 2 to 3 Tbsp sugar
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp grated lemon peel
- 1/2 cup fresh lemon juice
- 1/4 tsp garlic salt
- 1/8 tsp pepper
- 1/8 tsp dry mustard
- 1/4 tsp Worcestershire sauce
## Instructions
1. Soften gelatin in cold water.
2. Add boiling water and stir until gelatin dissolves.
3. Stir in sugar and salt until dissolved.
4. Combine mixture with grated lemon peel, lemon juice, garlic salt, pepper, dry mustard, and Worcestershire sauce.
5. Shake well.
6. Serve cool, but not chilled, over salad greens.
> **Storage:** This may be covered and stored in the refrigerator. Before serving, place the container of dressing in a pan of hot water for 5 minutes to reliquefy the gelatin. - Creator
- Alice Yetka, Martha Yetka
- Source
- RCA0006 - The Yetka family collection that started the project (eBay)
- Date
- 1950s
- Rights
- Personal/Family
- Format
- Printed pamphlet page
- Identifier
- RCA0006-20260609-0239
- Coverage
- Oregon, US
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Citation
Alice Yetka, Martha Yetka, “Low Calorie Lemon French Dressing,” Recipe Card Archive, accessed October 21, 2026, https://www.recipecardarchive.com/items/show/1622.