Party Ham Mold - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 lb. thinly sliced (about 7 x 3 3/4 x 1/16 inches in size) \"boiled\" ham
2 envelopes unflavored gelatin
1/3 cup cold water
1/2 cup hot water
1 1/2 cups mayonnaise
4 cups diced cooked potatoes
1/2 cup finely chopped celery
1 Tbsp. chopped parsley
1 Tbsp. chopped pimiento
1 tsp. finely chopped onion
1 tsp. salt
1/8 tsp. pepper
Lettuce leaves, if desired

Preparation

Reserve 5 slices of ham to line pan.
Cut remaining ham, slices into 1/2 inch pieces.
Soften gelatin in 1/3 cup water; dissolve in hot water.
Cool.
Reserve 1/4 cup cooled gelatin for ham slices.
Combine remaining gelatin with mayonnaise and mix well.
Combine diced ham, potatoes, celery, parsley, pimiento, onion, salt, pepper, and mayonnaise mixture.
Brush the inside of a 9 x 5 inch loaf pan with cooled gelatin.
Line bottom and sides of pan with 3 ham slices, arranging them so they will be slightly overlapping around the mold when it is removed from the pan.
Line each end of pan with a slice of ham, letting part of the slice extend over the slices to the bottom of the pan.
Brush ham slices, after lining pan, with remaining cooled gelatin.
Spoon potato salad mixture into pan.
Cover, refrigerate 8 to 12 hours. Unmold and serve on lettuce, if desired.