Perfection Salad - Spring Salads

1 Tablespoon flavored gelatin

½ cup cold water

1 cup boiling water

½ cup sugar

½ cup mild vinegar

2 Tablespoons lemon juice

1 teaspoon salt

1 cup cabbage, finely shredded

2 cups celery finely cut

2 pimentos finely cut

¼ cup red or green peppers finely cut

Soak the gelatin in the cold water for about five minute. Add the boiling water, sugar, vinegar, lemon juice and salt. When the mixture begins to stiffen, add the remaining ingredients. Turn it into a wet mold and chill it. Remove the salad to a bed of lettuce and garnish it with mayonnaise.

Amish Cooking, Delux Ed; Compiled by a Committee of Amish Women