CAVIAR MOLD

Ingredients:

• 1 Envelope unflavored gelatin
• 1/4 c Water
• Sour cream
• 2 tb Mayonnaise
• 2 tb Lemon juice
• 2 ts Grated onion
• 1/4 ts Sugar
• 1 ds Hot pepper sauce
• 4 oz Caviar
• -(lumpfish or white fish)
• Salt, white pepper
• Parsley sprigs
• Toast rounds
• -or unsalted crackers

Preparation:

• Sprinkle gelatin over water and let stand until softened.
• Warm 1 cup sour cream over low heat, add gelatin and stir constantly until gelatin melts, 1 to 2 minutes.
• Remove from heat and add mayonnaise, lemon juice, onion, sugar and hot pepper sauce, blending well.
• Place caviar in strainer and rinse carefully with cold water.
• Shake strainer to remove excess water.
• Reserve 1 tablespoon caviar.
• Add remaining caviar to sour cream mixture, stirring gently.
• Season to taste with salt and white pepper.
• Turn into greased 2-cup mold or into 8 to 10 small individual molds and chill until firm, about 3 to 4 hours.
• Unmold on serving plate.
• Place about 6 tablespoons sour cream on top of large mold or 1 tablespoon on each individual mold.
• Place some of reserved caviar on top of sour cream.
• Surround with parsley and accompany with toast rounds.