The Cook wrote:
> On Wed, 23 Mar 2016 21:47:12 +0000 (UTC), tert in seattle
> wrote:
>
>><http://tracybriggs.areavoices.com/2016/03/19/attention-fellow-midwesterners-jello-isnt-salad/>
>>
>>it's a little long - I did read some of it, and learned that apparently
>>some clever marketing types came up with the brilliant idea of naming
>>desserts "salad"
>>
>>proving again that HL Mencken was correct
>>
>
>
> So how do you classify it if it has both fruit and vegetables in it?

not enough info

anyhow, I would be curious to know what associations people have for the
word "salad"

I think "healthy" is one of them, even for people from the Midwest

the origins, from some website --

The word "salad" comes from the Latin sal (salt, whence the adjective
salatus, salted). The oldest English language cookbook, The Forme of
Cury, dates from the 14th century, and contains a recipe for salad
which includes lettuce, leeks and spinach served with garlic, herbs
and flowers. The first cookbook specifically about salads -- Salads
and Salad Making -- was published in 1883.