Myrtle’s Tomato Aspic

A handwritten recipe for Myrtle’s Tomato Aspic, a molded tomato and lemon Jell-O salad with shrimp, stuffed olives, and a very mid-century flair.

A handwritten recipe for Myrtle’s Tomato Aspic, a molded tomato and lemon Jell-O salad with shrimp, stuffed olives, and a very mid-century flair.

A typed recipe for Tomato Aspic, a savory gelatin salad with tomato juice, lemon Jell-O, vegetables, and shrimp—a wonderfully unmistakable taste of its time.