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RECIPES FROM THE RETRO HOUSEWIFE

DESSERT

SHAMROCK CITRUS FRUIT MOLD, Irish

Ingredients

• 2 packages unflavored gelation
• ½ cup cold water
• 1 cup hot water
• One-third cup sugar
• ¼ cup fresh lime or lemon juice
• 1 ½ cups fresh grapfruit juice
• ¾ teaspoon green food coloring
• 1 cup fresh grapefruit sections

Preparation Instructions

Soften gelatin in cold water. Add hot water and sugar. Mix well. Stir in lime or lemon and grapefruit juice and food coloring. Rinse a 1-quart mold in cold water and fill two-thirds full with the mixture. Chill until firm. Then, refrigerate remaining mixture until it is the thickness of fresh egg whites. Fold in grapefruit sections and pour over firm layer. Chill until firm. (6 servings)

Contributed by Gaynor Maddox, 1964

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