Salmon Mousse

Ingredients

some cayenne
3 tb flour
3 tb powdered sugar
2 ts dijon-style mustard
2 ts salt
4 eggs
1 1/2 c milk
1/2 c tarragon vinegar
3 tb melted butter
2 gelatin
1/4 c water
3 c salmon
1 c 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 quart 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.