How Do You Make Old Fashion Gelatin Salads?
Remember the pretty molded gelatin salads your mother or aunts used to bring to the big family meals? Sometimes they looked almost too pretty to eat. Here are three recipes for gelatin salads from family recipe files. The Lime Cucumber Salad has a bit of a kick from horseradish. The 70s Cheery Fruit Mold pairs fruit with lemon and lime gelatins and the Applesauce Salad uses little cinnamon “red-hot” candies. Go back in time and share one of these oldies with your family and friends. LIME CUCUMBER GELATIN SALAD This recipe is from an old childhood acquaintance. 1 pkg (2.75-oz) lime gelatin 1 cup hot water 1 tbsp vinegar 1 tbsp horseradish 1 cup salad dressing (mayo-type) 1 cup grated cucumber 1 tbsp grated onion Dissolve gelatin in hot water, allow to cool and add vinegar, salad dressing and horseradish. Refrigerate and when slightly thickened, stir in the cucumber and onion. Chill until set. THE 70s CHEERY FRUIT MOLD 8 1/4-oz can pineapple chunks 3-oz pkg lime flavored gelatin 1 cup bo
