Recipe - Holiday Crab Spread

1 Envelope plain gelatin
One fourth cup Cold water
1 cup Clam juice; heated to
boiling
1 cup Mayonnaise
2 tablespoon Dijonstyle mustard
One half teaspoon Salt
One half teaspoon Tabasco; (r) pepper sauce
1 cn (6One half ounces) white
crabmeat; drained
One half cup Pared seeded and chopped
cucumber
One half cup Chopped red pepper
One half cup Chopped yellow pepper
One half cup Chopped scallions
Three fourths cup 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 4cup 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 MCRecipe Digest V1 #935 by "Eugene Johnston"
ejohnston@mailexcite.com on Nov 30, 1997