Cider Salad

3-oz. pkg. lemon gelatin
2 cups hot cider
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 cup chopped red apples
1/2 cup broken walnuts
1/2 cup sliced, pitted dates
1 tablespoon grated orange rind, optional
8 lettuce leaves

Dissolve gelatin in hot cider. Add lemon juice and chill until partially set.

Fold in apples, walnuts, dates and orange rind.

Turn into 1-quart mold. Chill until firm. Serve on lettuce leaves.

Makes 8 servings.