Oysters in Aspic Jelly

Ingredients

• 1 quart Oysters
• 1 pint Mayonnaise
• 1 pint Aspic Jelly
• 1 quart Chicken Aspic
• 2 large Eggs (Quantity estimated (not specified in original recipe))
• 1/4 cup Gherkins (Quantity estimated (not specified in original recipe))
• 1/4 cup Lettuce (Quantity estimated (not specified in original recipe))

Instructions

1. 1Parboil the oysters, drain them, cool them, and wipe them dry.
2. 2Make a mayonnaise sauce by combining mayonnaise and aspic jelly.
3. 3Prepare a quart of chicken aspic. Poach the egg whites and cut them into fanciful shapes. Slice the gherkins thinly. Decorate the bottom and sides of a charlotte or cylindrical mold standing in ice water with the egg whites and gherkins.
4. 4Pour in jelly to the depth of half an inch. When set, arrange the oysters on it in a circle, one overlapping another. Pour in more jelly, and, when set, dispose upon it another circle of oysters. Continue this order until the mold is filled. When removed from the mold, garnish with chopped aspic and fans cut from gherkins and lettuce. Serve with the remainder of the pint of mayonnaise.