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AuthorRetroRuth

From 500 Tasty Snacks: Ideas for Entertaining, 1954

Tested Recipe!

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 2 tbsp unflavored, plain gelatin
 ½ cup cold water
 3 cups tomato juice
 1 tbsp grated onion
 ½ tsp salt
  tsp pepper
 1 tsp sugar
 1 cup ground cooked ham
 1 tsp mustard
 6 tbsp mayonnaise
 9 oz cream cheese
 3 tbsp cream
1

Soften gelatin in cold water for 5 minutes. Combine tomato juice, onion, salt, pepper, and sugar, heat to boiling and simmer for 5 minutes. Add gelatin and stir until dissolved. Cool. Combine ham, mustard, and mayonnaise. Thin cream cheese with cream. Pour 1/3 of the tomato mixture into a loaf pan (8 1/2 x 5 x 3 inches). Chill until firm. Spread ham mixture on top and cover with half of the remaining tomato mixture. Chill until firm. Spread with cream cheese and cover with last of tomato mixture. Chill until firm. Unmold on a platter, garnish with greens.

Ingredients

 2 tbsp unflavored, plain gelatin
 ½ cup cold water
 3 cups tomato juice
 1 tbsp grated onion
 ½ tsp salt
  tsp pepper
 1 tsp sugar
 1 cup ground cooked ham
 1 tsp mustard
 6 tbsp mayonnaise
 9 oz cream cheese
 3 tbsp cream

Directions

1

Soften gelatin in cold water for 5 minutes. Combine tomato juice, onion, salt, pepper, and sugar, heat to boiling and simmer for 5 minutes. Add gelatin and stir until dissolved. Cool. Combine ham, mustard, and mayonnaise. Thin cream cheese with cream. Pour 1/3 of the tomato mixture into a loaf pan (8 1/2 x 5 x 3 inches). Chill until firm. Spread ham mixture on top and cover with half of the remaining tomato mixture. Chill until firm. Spread with cream cheese and cover with last of tomato mixture. Chill until firm. Unmold on a platter, garnish with greens.

Notes

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