Salmon Mousse - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 Tbsp. unflavored gelatin
1/4 c. cold water
1 1/2 tsp. salt
1 1/2 tsp. prepared mustard
dash of cayenne pepper
2 egg yolks, slightly beaten
3/4 c. milk
1 1/2 Tbsp. melted butter or margarine
4 Tbsp. lemon juice
1 lb. can salmon, flaked (2 c.)
lettuce
mayonnaise

Preparation

Soften gelatin in cold water for 5 minutes.
Combine salt, mustard, cayenne pepper, egg yolks and milk in top of a double boiler.
Cook over hot (not boiling) water, stirring constantly until mixture thickens and coats back of spoon.
Remove from heat; add melted butter, lemon juice and gelatin.
Stir until gelatin is dissolved.
Fold in flaked salmon.
Turn into 1-quart mold which has been rinsed in cold water and chill until firm. Unmold on a bed of lettuce and serve with mayonnaise.
Serves 4.