White Fruit Salad

Ingredients

• 1 no. 2 can white cherries
• 1 envelope gelatine
• 1 can crushed pineapple
• 1/2 cup cold water
• 1 1/2 lb. blanched almonds
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 1/2 cup cherry juice
• 1 cup milk
• 1/2 cup pineapple juice
• 1 cup mayonnaise

Method

1. 1

   Dissolve gelatine in water.

2. 2

   Bring juices to boil and pour over gelatine.

3. 3

   Cool.

4. 4

   Add milk.

5. 5

   When mixture thickens fold in other ingredients, mayonnaise last.

6. 6

   Beat lightly and put in molds and allow to stand in refrigerator several hours.

7. 7

   Serve on crisp lettuce with mayonnaise and whipped cream (mixed).

Nutrition per serving

As published

This recipe was extracted from The Wilson cook book (1941) by Woman's Society of Christian Service (Wilson, Wilson County, N.C.), page 43. The excerpt below is the record exactly as published.

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