Apple Cider Salad

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   2      packages      gelatin powder -- unflavored
   2      cups          apple cider
     1/4  teaspoon      salt
   2      cups          apples -- diced
     1/4  cup           black walnuts -- chopped
   1      tablespoon    chopped parsley
                        cooking oil
                        lettuce leaves -- for decoration

     1. Put 1/2 cup cold water into a small bowl. Sprinkle two envelopes
(2 tablespoons) of unflavored gelatin on water. Let stand 5-10 minutes to
soften.
     2. Heat 2 cups apple cider until very hot; add salt. Remove from heat
and immediately add softened gelatin. Stir until gelatin is completely
dissolved. Have a 1 quart mold lightly greased with cooking oil. Do not
use olive oil. Spoon about 1/2 cup of gelatin mixture into mold and place
in refrigerator.
     3. Chill remaining mixture until slightly thicker than consistency of
unbeaten egg white. Just before large bowl of gelatin is desired
consistency, dice apples and chop walnuts and parsley. Add this to the
gelatin and place into the mold which already has thin bottom layer of
gelatin. Chill until set.
     4. Unmold onto serving plate which has been decorated with lettuce
leaves; curly endive is a good choice.