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> I once made a leg of lamb in aspic - made my own aspic, time consuming
> - then after the lamb was gently cooked and cold, I decorated it with
> carrot flowers, leek leaves and all sorts of things. Then the aspic
> had to be applied, very carefully, and left to set. It did look
> lovely, probably not worth the hours of labour though.

I longed to do aspic as a kid because it was so pretty. But my mom would
never let me. She said I wouldn't like it. I'm sure she was right.