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Holiday Crab Spread


Title: Holiday Crab Spread
Categories: Appetizer
Yield: 1 Servings

1 Envelope plain gelatin
1/4 c Cold water
1 c Clam juice; heated to
-boiling
1 c Mayonnaise
2 tb Dijon-style mustard
1/2 ts Salt
1/2 ts Tabasco; (r) pepper sauce
1 cn (6-1/2 ounces) white
-crabmeat; drained
1/2 c Pared seeded and chopped
-cucumber
1/2 c Chopped red pepper
1/2 c Chopped yellow pepper
1/2 c Chopped scallions
3/4 c Heavy cream; whipped

In medium bowl mix gelatin with water; let stand 1 minute. Pour boiling
clam juice over gelatin and stir until completely dissolved. In small bowl
mix mayonnaise, mustard, salt and TABASCO(r) sauce; stir into gelatin
mixture. Chill until the consistency of unbeaten egg whites. Stir in crab
meat, cucumber, red and yellow peppers and scallions. Fold in whipped
cream. Turn mixture into a lightly oiled 4-cup mold. Chill until firm, at
least 4 hours. Flavors will blend if refrigerated overnight. Unmold and
serve with crackers.

Recipe by: Treasury of Christmas Recipes (1991)

Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #935 by "Eugene Johnston"
on Nov 30, 1997