MOM'S SALMON MOUSSE

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Number Of Ingredients 9

1 envelope unflavored (Knox) gelatin
2 tablespoons of lemon juice
1 small slice of onion
1/2 cup boiling water
1/2 mayonnaise
1 can (pound) salmon drained and cleaned
1/4 teaspoon paprika
1 teaspoon dill weed
1 cup heavy cream

Steps:

Empty gelatin into blender. Add lemon juice, slice of onion and boiling water. Cover and blend on high speed for 40 seconds (this is necessary to dissolve the gelatin. Stop belnder and add mayonnasie, salmon, paprika and dill weed. Cover blender and put on high speed until liquified (just barely). Remove cover and gradually pour in heavy cream. Blend for 30 seconds-exactly. Turn off blender. Pour into 4 cup ring mold and chill until firm. Early in the morning ... for evening supper. If you put it in a fish mold ... make sure it is a 4 cup mold! You can decorate the fish with a black olive for an eye ... with a pimento center and thinly slice cucumbers sequentally laid out for fins. Serve surrounded by water cress and parsley with toast rounds.