Kitschmas 2021: Chicken-Cranberry Party Mold!

 

Chicken-Cranberry Party Salad

Anne Marshall, “Cooking with Condensed Soups” (1952)

Chicken Layer:

2 envelopes unflavored gelatin

¼ cup cold water

2 cans condensed cream of chicken soup

¼ cup mayonnaise

1 tbsp minced parsley

Soften gelatin in water. Heat ¼ can of soup; add gelatin and dissolve. Stir dissolved gelatin into remaining soup; cool. Fold in mayonnaise and parsley. Pour salad into a mold which has been rinsed with cold water; chill until firm.

Cranberry layer:

1 can jellied cranberry sauce

1 envelope unflavored gelatin

¼ cup cold water

Crush cranberry sauce with a fork. Soften gelatin in cold water; set in a pan of boiling water and stir until gelatin is dissolved. Mix gelatin and cranberry sauce; pour on top of firm chicken layer; continue to chill until cranberry layer is firm. Unmold; serve on greens. Serves 6.