Salmon Mousse

Ingredients

some cayenne
24 gr flour
38 gr powdered sugar
10 ml dijon-style mustard
6 gr salt
4 eggs
350 ml milk
120 ml tarragon vinegar
45 gr melted butter
2 gelatin
60 ml water
450 gr salmon
240 ml cream

Instructions

Mix flour, sugar, mustard, salt and cayenne in top of double boiler. Add eggs and whisk until smooth. Add milk. Stir in vinegar, slowly (or it will curdle); mix well. Cook over hot water until thickened, stirring constantly. Add butter. Soften gelatin in cold water; add to hot mixture. Stir until gelatin is completely dissolved. Add salmon. Chill, stirring occasionally. When slightly thickened, fold in whipped cream. Turn into a 2 litre fish shaped mold rinsed with cold water. Unmold on lettuce. Decorate with slices of pimento, olive, and thin slices of radish set in appropriate places for eyes and scales.