Pineapple-pear salad
16 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | packs | Unflavored gelatin |
| ½ | cup | Hot water |
| 1 | can | (large) crushed pineapple |
| 1 | can | (large) pears; chopped |
| 3 | tablespoons | Lemon juice |
| ½ | cup | Sugar |
| 1 | pinch | Salt |
| 1 | Egg | |
| 1 | tablespoon | Sugar |
| 8 | larges | Marshmallows |
| ½ | Stick butter; melted | |
| 2 | tablespoons | Lemon juice |
| 2 | cartons | (small) whipping cream |
| 1 | cup | Sugar |
| 16 | cans | American cheese |
Directions
TOPPING
Mix gelatin & hot water & let stand. Drain juice off fruit. Mix lemon juice with it & add salt & sugar. Bring to a boil, add gelatin & cool. Add fruit & pour into a 10-inch square pan. Let set well and add topping. Topping: Mix egg, sugar, marshmallows, butter & lemon juice together & cook over low heat until thick. Cool. Whip cream & add 1 cup sugar. When first mixture has cooled, add it to the whipped cream & spread over firm gelatin.
Sprinkle with grated American cheese.
BRENDA LANHAM
From <Simply Southern>, the Desoto School Mothers' Assn, Helena-West Helena, AR 72390. Downloaded from Glen's MM Recipe Archive, .