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Jellied Salmon Loaf

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2 envelopes unflavored gelatin
½ cup cold water
1½ cups boiling water
¼ cup lemon juice
1 tablespoon vinegar
2 teaspoons salt
1 cup chopped celery
½ medium cucumber, chopped
½ medium cucumber, thinly sliced
2 cans (15½ ounces each) red salmon, drained, flaked, and boned
Lettuce leaves
Sauce (below)

Sprinkle gelatin on cold water to soften. Stir boiling water gradually into gelatin; stir until gelatin is dissolved. Mix in lemon juice, vinegar and salt; cool.

In another bowl, mix celery and chopped cucumber. Arrange cucumber slices in bottom of loaf pan, 9x5x3 inches. Layer half of the salmon, the cucumber celery mixture and remaining salmon on slices. Pour gelatin on salmon. Chill until set; refrigerate no longer than 24 hours. Prepare sauce.

Just before serving, loosen loaf from mold; invert onto lettuce-lined serving place. Garnish with olives if desired. Serve sauce with loaf. 8 servings.

SAUCE

¾ cup dairy sour cream
½ green pepper, finely chopped
2 teaspoons snipped parsley
2 teaspoons snipped chives
½ teaspoon salt
Dash of pepper

Mix all ingredients; cover and refrigerate.

©️Copyright 1981 by General Mills, Inc. All rights reserved. Printed in U.S.A.

Meat Loaf Roll

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1 package (10 ounces) frozen leaf spinach or chopped broccoli
2 pounds ground beef
2 eggs
¾ cup soft bread crumbs (about 1 slice bread)
¼ cup catsup
¼ cup milk
½ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon pepper
¼ teaspoon dried oregano leaves
1 teaspoon salt
1 package (3 ounces) smoked sliced ham
3 slices mozzarella cheese, each 3×3 inches, cut diagonally into halves (optional)

Rinse frozen spinach under cold water to separate; drain. Mix ground beef, eggs, bread crumbs, catsup, milk, ½ teaspoon salt, the pepper and oregano. Pat beef mixture into rectangle, 12×10 inches, on piece of aluminum foil, 18×15 inches.

Arrange spinach on beef mixture to within ½ inch of edges; sprinkle with 1 teaspoon salt. Arrange ham on spinach. Roll up rectangle carefully, beginning at 10-inch side and using foil to lift. Press edges and ends of roll to seal. Cover and refrigerate no longer than 24 hours.

About 1¾ hours before serving, place meat loaf roll seam side down on rack in shallow roasting pan. Cook uncovered in 350° oven 1½ hours. Overlap cheese on top; cook just until cheese begins to melt, about 1 minute longer. (Center of meat loaf roll may be slightly pink due to ham.) 8 servings.

To serve immediately, do not refrigerate; cook uncovered in 350° oven 1¼ hours. Continue as directed.

©️Copyright 1981 by General Mills, Inc. All rights reserved. Printed in U.S.A.