On 3/19/2013 12:59 AM, Sqwertz wrote:
> I bought this magazine at a used book store just for this recipe. It
> was published the same month I was born. What's scary is that I think
> I have all the ingredients to make this (if I use tomato sauce inseatd
> of tomato juice). Can anybody help me with the, "garnish with
> poinsettia flowers of pimiento and green pepper."?
>
> Holiday Buffet Loaf
> Source: Southern Living magazine, July 1967.
>
> Mrs. J.C Grigsby, Lehigh Acres, Florida, says this is a dish she
> serves often for bridge luncheons. With it she serves fruit
> salad, celery and carrot sticks.
>
> Green Layer:
> ---------------------------------
> 1 package lime-flavored gelatin
> 1 cup boiling water
> 3/4 cup ice
> 1 teaspoon salt
> 3 tablespoons vinegar
> 1 cup grated cucumber
> 1/4 cup chopped green pepper
> 1/2 cup chopped celery
>
> Disolve gelatin in hot water. Add cold water, salt, and vinegar.
> Chill until slightly thickened. Add vegetables and pour into
> mold. Chill until firm.
>
> Red Layer
> ------------------------------------
> 1-1/2 tablespoons unflavored gelatin
> 1/2 cup cold water
> 1 cup tomato juice
> 1 teaspoon onion juice
> 1 teaspoon salt
> 2 cups ground cooked turkey
>
> Soak gelatin in cold water. Heat tomato juice; add gelatin and
> stir until completely dissolved. Chill until slightly thickened.
> Fold in seasonings and turkey. Put mixture over green layer and
> chill until firm. Unmold and garnish with poinsettia flowers of
> pimiento and green pepper.
>
> Source: Southern Living magazine, July 1967.
>
I guess they want you to make the center of the flower out of pimento
and the petals with green pepper. That doesn't appeal to me one bit.