Jellied Beef
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Jellied Beef

Ingredients

  • 1 cup cold chopped cooked beef
  • 1 tablespoon chopped parsley
  • 1/2 tablespoon chopped onion
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 1 tablespoon chopped pimento
  • 2 teaspoon granulated gelatin
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 tablespoon cold water
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper
  • 1/2 cup boiling water

Directions

  1. Soak the gelatin in one tablespoon cold water for three minutes.
  2. Add the boiling water and dissolve thoroughly.
  3. Add the meat, onion, pimento, salt, pepper, lemon juice and parsley.
  4. Stir well together and turn into a mould that has been moistened with cold water.
  5. (A square or rectangular mould is preferable.
  6. ) Stand in a cold place for two hours.
  7. When cold and firm, unmould on lettuce leaves and cut into slices.
  8. Salad dressing may be served with it.

Other Information

Author: Louise Bennett Weaver, Helen Cowles LeCron

Source: A Thousand Ways To Please a Husband (1917-01-01)

Category: Main Dish

Ingredients: beef, parsley, onion, lemon juice, pimento, gelatin, salt, water, pepper

Equipment: measuring cups, measuring spoons, knife, stove, refrigerator

See Also

Barley Soup

Contributor: W Drysdale & Co

Source: Cookery for the Million (1877-01-01)

Category: Soup

Ingredients: beef, barley, parsley, onion, salt, pepper, water

Equipment: measuring cups, knife, pot, stove

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