Grandma's Tomato Aspic

Total Time: 5 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 5 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1/2 cup cold water
• 2 tablespoons unflavored gelatin
• 3 1/2 cups tomato juice or 3 1/2 cups v 8 vegetable juice
• 2 tablespoons onion juice
• 1 2/3 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon sugar (or to taste)
• 3/4 teaspoon worcestershire sauce
• 1/8 teaspoon pepper
• 1 cup olive, chopped
• 1 cup celery, chopped
• 1 cup pecans, chopped
• lettuce, to taste

Recipe

• 1 in a bowl, sprinkle gelatin over cold water; let soak for 3 minutes to soften gelatin.
• 2 in a saucepan, mix together tomato juice, gelatin, onion juice, lemon juice, sugar, and worcestershire sauce; bring to a boil, and stir until gelatin dissolves.
• 3 let simmer 15 minutes.
• 4 add olives, celery, and pecans, and allow to cool.
• 5 pour into individual molds.
• 6 refrigerate until firm (about 5 hours) before serving.
• 7 serve on a bed of lettuce.