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1955 chicken and olive jellied salad loaf

Craving a slice of edible history? Savoury jellies were once a glamorous status symbol, reserved for those wealthy enough to afford servants who had time to extract gelatine from calves’ feet. This recipe originates from a Women’s Weekly prizewinning reader submission from the 1950s, by a Mrs C Boorman, now adapted by food historian Lauren Samuelsson.

1955 chicken and olive gelatine loaf

Credit: Tammi Kwok

  • serves

    8-10

  • prep

    30 minutes

  • cook

    5 minutes

  • difficulty

    Easy

serves

8-10

people

preparation

30

minutes

cooking

5

minutes

difficulty

Easy

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Ingredients

  • 3 cups (750 ml) chicken stock
  • 2 tbsp gelatine
  • 1 cup (250 ml) cold water
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice
  • ⅓ cup stuffed green olives, sliced
  • 1 cup diced ham
  • ⅓ cup cooked green peas
  • ⅓ cup flaked almonds
  • 1 cup diced celery
  • 2 cups diced, cooked chicken
  • Lettuce leaves, green salad, mayonnaise, to serve
Standing time: 1-2 hours
Chilling time: overnight

Instructions

  1. Spray a large loaf tin with oil. Bring the chicken stock to the boil. Remove from heat. Soften the gelatine in the cold water, then dissolve in the hot stock. Add salt and lemon juice.
  2. Stand until just beginning to thicken (about 1-2 hours at room temperature). Fold in the olives, ham, peas, almonds, celery and chicken, then pour mixture into the loaf tin, and chill until firm.
  3. Unmould and serve on a bed of lettuce. Garnish with other salad ingredients if desired. Serve mayonnaise separately.

Photography by Tammi Kwok.

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Cook's Notes

Oven temperatures are for conventional; if using fan-forced (convection), reduce the temperature by 20˚C. | We use Australian tablespoons and cups: 1 teaspoon equals 5 ml; 1 tablespoon equals 20 ml; 1 cup equals 250 ml. | All herbs are fresh (unless specified) and cups are lightly packed. | All vegetables are medium size and peeled, unless specified. | All eggs are 55-60 g, unless specified.

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