The Salad That Almost Did Me In

I realize that I have a tendency to gross some people out with my new-found eating habits. Maybe I have even lost a few readers who are just disgusted by me and/or don't have very strong stomachs. So I applaud those of you who have stuck with me through it all. I know it hasn't been easy.

But let me tell you something: you ain't seen nothin' yet.

I stumbled upon this next recipe in a hidden chapter of the 1972 Revised WW Program Cookbook entitled "Unusual Fruit Salads". Up until now, I had never seen this creepy little chapter. It was like it had somehow remained hidden from me behind a beaded curtain; like a strange back room filled with forbidden freaky recipes that time had forgotten. But I couldn't resist. I had to go in.

The recipe has no name. It has no list of ingredients. It is merely a 2-sentence blurb describing how to prepare it. I read this blurb and re-read it at least 10 times, just to be sure I wasn't misunderstanding it. So here it is:

For an unusual first course, slice a peeled, ripe banana over shredded lettuce on a chilled salad plate. Sprinkle lightly with lemon juice and cover with 1/4 cup Cocktail Sauce for Seafood.

Are you confused? Because I was confused. Even my fish mold was confused.

To answer your questions:

1. Yes. I ate it.
2. Yes. I was alone.
3. Yes. I am ashamed
4. No. It wasn't that bad.
5. No. I will never eat it again.

Hey, don't knock it 'til you try it! What's the strangest thing you have ever put on a salad?