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<swertz@scruznet.com> wrote:

> Blue cheese and/or bacon appear in about 75% of them, but not
> always.  What was the original salad comprised of?

In my opinion, a proper Cobb salad is made from finely
shredded lettuce, atop which the other finely chopped
or crumbled ingredients are placed _in separate little piles_ :
bacon, blue cheese, avocado, and hard-boiled egg.  It
is then dressed with Green Goddess dressing.

I don't have the research to back this up, however it is my
belief the above is pretty close to the original.

A key point is that the salad is not tossed before serving.

(More recently, some Angeleno restaurants have taken to
bringing the salad -- untossed, with ingredients separately 
arrayed -- to your table for your inspection, and then tossing
it before serving it to you.  I have no idea who dreamed up
that twist on things.)

Steve