Tomato Aspic

A recipe requested by Jody, and finally found in my pile of scraps of paper. In my family, this is always required when roast chicken or turkey is served for a family gathering.

4 cups tomato juice
1/3 cup chopped onion
1/4 cup chopped celery leaves
2 Tbsp brown sugar
1 tsp salt
2 small bay leaves
4 whole cloves
2 envelopes gelatin
3 Tbsp lemon juice
1 cup finely chopped celery

- Mix 2 cups of tomato juice with the next 6 ingredients. Simmer, uncovered 5 minutes. Strain.

- Soften gelatin in 1 cup remaining cold tomato juice, disolve in the hot mixture.

- Add the remaining juice and lemon juice.

- Chill until partially set.

- Add celery and chill until firm.