We aren’t talking about vinaigrettes.

One recipe catches your eye but wait, what is this salad dressing it calls for?

Does it meanoiland vinegar?

Vintage Recipe Cards

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Bottled salad dressing, maybe?

Can you guess what it was?

Read on to find out.

a jar of mayonnaise beside a jar of miracle whip

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What Do Vintage Recipes Mean by Salad Dressing ?

Definitely [refers to] Miracle Whip if by vintage you mean the 1970s or later.

We kind of have a thing formayonnaiseatSouthern Living.

If you want tomake your own mayo from scratch, youll have even more control over the flavor.

That said, if grandma always used Miracle Whip, by all means follow suit.