Question: I'm trying to remember the name of a salad sprinkling from about the 1940s
By: Shirley D Keen
Published: July 13, 2010

It had a nutty flavor. The sprinklings were small,like bread crumbs(but not real fine)

Answers:
Chris Paulk

Was it Spike?
Shirley D Keen

Thank you for trying! I don't remember it as a seasoning but more as a component of the salad when you sprinkled it on.
The Heritage Cook

Could it have been chopped roasted nuts of some kind? Maybe mixed with fresh breadcrumbs?
Shirley D Keen

thank you, but no.  I found it by finally roaming through a health foods market the other day. It is toasted wheat germ.  I remember putting it on salads, although it could be sprinkled on cereals and other things. best wishes and thank you.