Mustard Ring Food

MUSTARD RING

Steps:

• Combine sugar, salt, and dry mustard. Add vinegar, water, and eggs. Soak gelatin in 1 tablespoon cold water. Add to egg mixture and cook on low heat or over hot water, stirring constantly, until creamy. Add horseradish; cool. Fold in whipped cream. Pour into a 4-cup ring mold and chill until set. Serve with baked ham or roast beef

BYRON NELSON'S MUSTARD RING

Steps:

• Beat the eggs in the top of your double boiler. Mix thoroughly the sugar and gelatin, then stir in the mustard, turmeric, and salt. Add the water and vinegar to the eggs, then stir in the sugar mixture, then cook the resulting mixture over boiling water until slightly thickened, stirring constantly all the while. Cool in refrigerator until the mixture becomes very thick making sure it does not congeal. Whip the cream and fold it into the mixture. Turn into a 1 1/2 quart ring mold and refrigerate until it becomes firm. Unmold and if desired fill center with cole slaw or fresh fruit. This will serve 8. Preparation time includes cooling down time.

MUSTARD RING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 200 ºC (400 ºF). Following step one and two, prepare the basic dough recipe as described above. Add the salami and mustard and punch the dough down. Roll the dough into a long thin roll, about 50 cm in length. Roll into a spiral, ending with a point in the centre. Place on a greased baking sheet and cover with clingwrap. Leave to rise until doubled in bulk. Remove the clingwrap, brush with whisked egg and bake far 15 minutes in a warm oven. Reduce the heat to 180 ºC (350 ºF) and bake for another 20-25 minutes or until done. Turn out onto a wire rack and cover with a clean cloth.Makes one medium-sized loaf.