_25 portions, 1 by 4 by 4 inches_
5 tablespoons unflavored gelatin
1 cup cold water
1½ quarts coarsely ground lean cooked ham
3 cups chopped celery
1½ teaspoons onion juice
¾ teaspoon powdered horseradish
¾ cup mayonnaise
1½ cups cooked salad dressing (p. 19)
1 tablespoon lemon juice
¾ teaspoon prepared mustard
¾ cup sliced stuffed olives
Soak gelatin in cold water for 5 minutes. Place over hot water until
dissolved. Combine all ingredients. Mix well.
_To serve immediately._ Place in a loaf pan of desired size. Garnish
with sliced hard-cooked eggs. Chill until firm, slice, and serve on
crisp salad greens.
_To freeze._ Place in loaf pans or freezer containers. Chill until firm.
Cover with lids or wrap in freezer packaging material. Seal and freeze.
_To prepare for serving._ Thaw, without unwrapping, in the refrigerator.
Garnish with sliced hard-cooked eggs, slice, and serve on crisp salad
greens.
_Menu suggestion._ Serve with buttered lima beans and sliced tomatoes,
and apple pie a la mode for dessert.
_HEARTY BEAN DISHES_
Cooked dry beans freeze especially well. Because freezing, like cooking,
softens beans somewhat, cook them until barely tender for the best
quality frozen product.