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Monday, June 5, 2023

Crabmeat Aspic Recipe by Ruth Paget

Crabmeat Aspic Recipe by Ruth Paget 

Serves 4 

Ingredients: 

-1 (1-ounce) envelope unflavored gelatin 

-1/2 cup cold water 

-1/2 cup hot water 

-1/2 cup Miracle Whip 

-3 tablespoons lemon juice 

-1/4 cup chili sauce 

-1 teaspoon salt 

-1 cup flaked crabmeat 

-lettuce for decorating 

-1/4 cup crabmeat for decorating 

Steps: 

1-Soften gelatin in cold water. When gelatin is soft, dissolve it in hot water. Cool gelatin. 

2-Combine Miracle Whip, lemon juice, chili sauce, and salt. 

3-Gradually add gelatin to the Miracle Whip mixture. Blend thoroughly. 

4-Chill gelatin mixture until slightly thickened. Fold flaked crabmeat into the gelatin and blend well. Pour gelatin into 4 individual mold and chill until firm. 

5-Unmold gelatin onto lettuce leaves on plates. Garnish gelatin molds with crabmeat pieces and watercress, if desired. 

Source: Rose Pennington – circa 1950s 

By Ruth Paget, author Eating Soup with Chopsticks and Marrying France


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