{"id":4513,"slug":"watercress-salad","title":"Watercress salad","description":"From The Hotel St. Francis Cook Book (1919) by Victor Hirtzler.","ingredients_raw":["watercress","salt","vinegar","French dressing","a very little oil"],"ingredients_norm":["watercress","salt","vinegar","french dressing","little oil"],"steps":["Clean and wash the watercress well.","(1) Season with salt and vinegar.","(2) Use French dressing with a very little oil. Watercress does not require much oil."],"categories":[],"prep_time_minutes":null,"cook_time_minutes":null,"total_time_minutes":null,"servings":null,"yield_text":null,"difficulty":null,"source_name":"gutenberg","source_url":"https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/39550","source_ref":"pg:39550:w17:2","authors_url":null,"license":"Public domain (US)","license_url":null,"extraction_confidence":0.9,"content_hash":"460f7e0d2b6e7ff574c5b62ee7481d06ff4d5c1c8b3eb80b81ea338e2b4155bc","created_at":"2026-08-02T16:37:03Z","updated_at":"2026-08-02T16:37:03Z","notice":"Historical recipe (1919), reproduced as published: it may reflect its era's ingredients, language, and food-safety practices. Apply modern judgment on cooking temperatures and preservation.","url":"https://recipecontextprotocol.com/recipes/watercress-salad"}