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Prep Time: 20 Minutes Cook Time: 240 Minutes |
Ready In: 260 Minutes Servings: 6 |
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It used to be that all party tables would include a jellied mold or aspic. This delicious molded shrimp ring makes a lovely summer main dish platter. Feel free to substitute crab, if you wish. Cooking time is refrigeration time. From an old newspaper clipping Ingredients:
2 (4 1/2 ounce) cans shrimp, drained and rinsed |
2 tablespoons plain gelatin |
1/2 cup sugar |
1 teaspoon salt |
1 1/2 cups water, boiling |
1/4 cup white vinegar |
2 tablespoons lemon juice (fresh is best) |
1/2 cup mayonnaise or 1/2 cup salad dressing |
3/4 cup celery, minced |
1/4 cup green bell pepper, seeded and minced |
2 tablespoons pimiento, chopped |
mixed salad green |
Directions:
1. Oil or spray a 4 1/2 or 5 cup ring mold.
2. Arrange shrimp in prepared mold; chill while preparing gelatin.
3. Combine gelatin, sugar and salt; mix well.
4. Add water; stir until gelatin dissolves.
5. Add 1 1/4 cups cold water, vinegar, and lemon juice.
6. Chill one cup of gelatin mixture until it begins to thicken; pour over shrimp.
7. Chill.
8. Add mayonnaise or salad dressing to remaining gelatin mixture; beat until smooth.
9. Chill until mixture begins to thicken.
10. Fold in vegetables; pour over shrimp layer carefully.
11. Chill until firm.
12. Unmold onto salad greens.
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