Mt. Fuji King Crab Salad
by RetroRuth | Oct 5, 2019 |
From "Mealtime Magic" with Fancy Japanese King Crab Meat, 1950
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21 oz crabmeat
2 packages lime flavor gelatin dessert
2 tsp salt
2 cups boiling water
2 tbsp cider vinegar
2 tsp onion juice
1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
2 cups sour cream
1 cup finely chopped, drained unpeeled cucumber
Few drops green food coloring
3 oz cream cheese
2 tbsp cream
Chicory, watercress or parsley
1Flake crab or krab, saving sections for garnish.
2Dissolve lime gelatin and salt in boiling water. Stir until dissolved. Add vinegar, onion juice, Worchestershire sauce. Chill slightly until thickened.
3Fold in sour cream. Blend well. Fold in cucumber and crab (or krab).
4Add enough green coloring to give a medium green ton to the mixture.
5For mold, use lightly oiled 6-cup capacity funnel, available in hardware stores. Plug the hole at base with foil, pour in a little gelatin and chill to keep remaining gelatin from leaking out. Stand filled funnel upright in a large measuring cup. Chill until firm.
6Unmold, mash cream cheese, stirring in cream. Beat until soft and fluffy. Frost top of the mountain to look like snow. Garnish around the mold with greens and remaining crab chunks.
Ingredients
21 oz crabmeat
2 packages lime flavor gelatin dessert
2 tsp salt
2 cups boiling water
2 tbsp cider vinegar
2 tsp onion juice
1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
2 cups sour cream
1 cup finely chopped, drained unpeeled cucumber
Few drops green food coloring
3 oz cream cheese
2 tbsp cream
Chicory, watercress or parsley
Directions
1Flake crab or krab, saving sections for garnish.
2Dissolve lime gelatin and salt in boiling water. Stir until dissolved. Add vinegar, onion juice, Worchestershire sauce. Chill slightly until thickened.
3Fold in sour cream. Blend well. Fold in cucumber and crab (or krab).
4Add enough green coloring to give a medium green ton to the mixture.
5For mold, use lightly oiled 6-cup capacity funnel, available in hardware stores. Plug the hole at base with foil, pour in a little gelatin and chill to keep remaining gelatin from leaking out. Stand filled funnel upright in a large measuring cup. Chill until firm.
6Unmold, mash cream cheese, stirring in cream. Beat until soft and fluffy. Frost top of the mountain to look like snow. Garnish around the mold with greens and remaining crab chunks.
AuthorRetroRuth