"Cheryl" > wrote in message
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> 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.

They used a lot of pimentos in the old days. And slices of green stuffed
olives.