Tomato Aspic Ring Recipe
4 cups tomato juice
1 small onion, sliced
3 whole black peppers
4 whole cloves
1 bay leaf
1/4 cup chopped celery leaves
1 teaspoon salt
2 tablespoons brown sugar
2 envelopes (1 tbs each) unflavored gelatin
1/4 cup cold water
3 tablespoons fresh or bottled lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1 cup finely chopped celery
Simmer tomato juice, onion, peppers, cloves, bay leaf, celery leaves, salt, and brown sugar in a saucepan 5 minutes. Strain.
Soften gelatin in cold water; add to the hot, strained tomato juice. Stir until gelatin is dissolved. Add lemon juice and Worcestershire sauce. Chill till partially set.
Add celery. Pour mixture into 1 1/2-quart ring mold. Chill in refrigerator until firm. Unmold.
