Sunday, June 20, 2021

Jellied Salmon

1 pkt. lemon jelly crystals, 1 tbsp. gelatine, 3 tbsp. water, 1/4 tsp. salt, 1 lb tin salmon, 1/4 cup green capsicum strips, celery curls, 1&1/2 cups boiling water, 3 dsps. lemon juice, 3 dsps. vinegar, 1 cup cooked peas, 3/4 cup diced celery, 1/4 cup thinly sliced unpeeled cucumber.

Method: Make up jelly in usual way, form into large mould, rinsed with cold water, put in refrigerator to set. Soften gelatine in cold water, dissolve in boiling water, add vinegar and lemon juice, salt. Chill until partially set, add salmon, drained and broken, add veg., mix carefully, pour over set jelly and chill. Serve with tomatoes, hard boiled eggs, lettuce, cucumber and mayonnaise.

Source: contributed by Mrs. E. Davies in Urania Methodist Guild Jubilee Cookery Book (Kadina/Moonta: The South Australian Farmer Print, 1963), p.11.

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