Jinx's Wilted Lettuce Salad

By Jinx Schnoes

My mother's tangy salad of variegated leaf lettuce, crisp bacon, red onion and hard cooked eggs features a warm sweet and sour bacon dressing.

Ingredients:

1		head green or red leaf lettuce (or a combination)
1		red onion, peeled and sliced
1		hard boiled egg
½		cup sliced mushrooms (optional)
5		strips bacon
¾		cup water
¾		cup cider vinegar
2 ½		tablespoons sugar, or to taste

Wash and dry leaf lettuce; tear into large pieces and place in a large serving bowl. Separate onion slices into rings and mix into lettuce. Slice egg in an egg slicer, then turn and slice in opposite direction; mix into lettuce along with mushrooms.

Meanwhile, fry bacon in a medium skillet until crisp. Drain bacon on paper towel and crumble into salad. Pour out all but 1 tablespoon of the bacon drippings.

Mix water, vinegar and sugar together to form a sweet-sour mixture. Pour into skillet and heat over medium-high heat until hot. Stir gently, but do not scrape up bacon bits from pan. When mixture is hot, pour over salad greens. Toss gently and serve immediately.

Recipe serves 6-8.