Aspic: Marvel or Mystery?
With a history of recipes dating back as early as 1375, aspic continues to be a popular ingredient in French cuisine appearing in the form of molded dishes, as a garnish or glaze on foods for a shimmering veneer. In the mid 20th century aspic enjoyed an explosion of popularity especially in the U.S. when housewives took home economics as a science and cooking as a status symbol. Leftover meats, vegetables, juices and fruits were concocted into elaborate molded structures appearing bright and gemlike yet mysterious and most of the time unappetizing for today’s culinary standards.
Aspic Delight collects some of these mid century festive and otherworldly dishes for your drooling pleasure and invites you to test your own cooking expertise with one of a kind aspic recepies.
