Recipe: Fresh Fruit Salad with Poppy Seed Dressing

FRESH FRUIT SALAD

8 cups cut-up mixed fresh fruit like the following:
Oranges, apples, bananas, pears, peaches, strawberries, grapes.
Bibb lettuce

Line a large salad bowl with Bibb lettuce leaves. Fill salad bowl with fruit. Accompany with Poppy Seed Fruit Salad Dressing (see below). 6 to 8 servings.

POPPY SEED FRUIT SALAD DRESSING
3/4 cup sugar
1 1/2 tsp. onion salt
1 tsp. dry mustard
1/3 cup vinegar
1 cup Crisco oil
1 tbsp. poppy seed

In a small bowl, combine sugar, salt, and dry mustard. Stir in vinegar. Beat at medium speed while gradually adding Crisco oil. Beat 5 to 10 minutes longer, until thickened. Add poppy seeds. Pour into a screw-top jar. Cover tightly and shake vigorously to blend well. Store covered in refrigerator. Shake well before using. Serve on fresh fruit salads, grapefruit sections, or on lettuce wedges. About 1 2/3 cups.