Cranberry!

[rootofnewt]

Once again, I will share the recipe for the family cranberry salad. Perhaps my mother or grandmother can be tempted to warm their hands and type up the recipe for grandma's gingerale salad, for those of you who are more adventurous.

And, someday, I'll type up the recipe my father's grandmother used to make a layered rainbow jello salad. explodingcat loves it, mostly because it's terrifying.

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cranberry salad

[(Anonymous)]

Absinthea,

You're getting confused. The gingerale salad (grapefruit, pineapple, pecans) was different from the lime jello, mayonnaise, pecans, pineapple and cottage cheese.

You'll get a chance to taste some of these at your Mom's, where I will be sharing my culinary skills. You should be scared since I only cook at Thanksgiving and Christmas!

Auntie

Re: cranberry salad

[krasota.livejournal.com]

You can't just tease, mom. You need to share. ;)

I want recipes, woman! If you just want to scan them in and mail them to me, I'll type 'em out.

Re: cranberry salad

[absinthea.livejournal.com]

Huh?!? Oh, this was Josi's entry...do you ever read the horror that is my LJ? LOL...bet you think Im certifiably insane, yeah? ;)
Yes, Im sure I will be scared by teh gingerale horror in a few days.

[mmymoon.livejournal.com]

Do you need a recipe for Jello? O_o
Or does it have stuffs innit?

[krasota.livejournal.com]

not really. there's a trick for the pastel coloration, though.

[klwalton.livejournal.com]

Definitely having a hankering for lime Jello and cottage cheese with pineapple and shredded carrots. I may have to inflict this on my family on Thursday. red_frog will be glad for her lactose intolerance, that's for sure!

[krasota.livejournal.com]

My mother came through and posted the other two family recipes. Scroll down the comments in this original post.

[absinthea.livejournal.com]

Im sure the trainwrech that is gingerale salad will be upon us later this week...I can get my mum to email you the recipe.

Cranberry

[(Anonymous)]

Gingerale Salad

2 envelopes plain gelatin dissolved in
1/2 C. cold water
1 small can crushed pineapple, drained and save juice
1 small can mandarin oranges, drained
1 8 oz. can grapefruit, drained

Add water to pineapple juice to make 1/2 cup. Place in small pan with 1/4 cup sugar and bring to boil. Remove from heat and add soaked gelatin. Add 12 oz can gingerale or 7-Up or lemon lime soda. Add pineapple, oranges and grapefruit. Add nuts if desired. Chill.

Mom

Thank you, mom.

[krasota.livejournal.com]

You know, we still want to see a recipe for the terrifying lime jello and mayo salad. Did you ever actually eat that out of some kind of filial show of affection?

Eat them up, YUM!

Re: Cranberry

[absinthea.livejournal.com]

You know it isn't the real deal like Grandma made WITHOUT the walnuts.

Bucky

[(Anonymous)]

That is my all time favorite picture of Bucky, yggdrasil. Reminds me of your favorite song when you were little. Used to lull you to sleep with "Fish heads, fish heads, roly poly fish heads. Fish heads, fish heads, eat 'em up yum." Ah yes, it does bring back memories.

ad ammom

[ismene.livejournal.com]

I'm glad my family never got really "creative" with food. The worst annual horror I can think of is that damned green bean casserole, for which I have a bizarre yearning after not having had it for many years.

Lime jello recipe

[(Anonymous)]

Lime Jello Cottage Cheese Salad

1 3-oz. lime jello
1 C. hot water
8 oz carton cottage cheese
1 can crushed pineapple, drain, save juice
1/2 C mayonnaise, thin with 1/2 C. milk

Mix hot water with jello. Add pineapple juice.
Allow this to set a little.
Add pineapple, cottage cheese and mayonnaise mixture.
Can add nuts if desired.

And as Grandma said, if you need more, use 2 jellos, more cottage cheese, more mayonnaise, etc., etc. You know Grandmas. There good at adding a bit here, a dab more, etc.