Name: Papaya Seed Dressing
Yield: Makes about 3 cups
Ingredients: 1 cup sugar; 1 1/2 teaspoons salt; 1 tablespoon English-style dry mustard; 1 cup tarragon vinegar; 1 cup vegetable oil; 1/4 cup minced onion; 1 papaya, halved, reserving 3 tablespoons of the seeds and reserving the fruit for another use

Subscribing to the theory that epicurean cooking should, ideally, be easy and inexpensive, I submit this recipe, which I obtained during the summer I taught school on Guam. It's for a dressing of mine that is excellent on fruit salads and even makes an outstanding dressing for coleslaw as part of a summer picnic.

Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.

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