Showing posts with label Salads. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Salads. Show all posts

Monday, December 1, 2008

Lemon Jello

1 small pkg. lemon jello (orange if you prefer)
1 c. warm water
1 lg. can Sego milk (chilled)
1 t. lemon juice
1 (8 oz.) pkg. cream cheese
1 c. sugar
2 t. vanilla
1 pkg. graham crackers
2 T. sugar
1 cube butter (melted)

Mix first 2 ingredients; let set in fridge till slightly gelled. Whip next 2 ingredients till stand in peaks. Blend last 3 ingredients with the jello mixture in a blender till smooth. Fold blended mixture into whipped milk and juice mixture.

In 9x13 inch dish, cover bottom with 2/3 graham cracker mixture. Fold jello mixture over top and then top with remaining graham cracker mixture. Put in fridge and let set overnight.

*This comes from Jimmy Deans mom (Peggy Risenmay)

Orange Salad

1 small vanilla pudding (not instant)
2 c. hot water
1 small orange jello
1 c. cold water
8 oz. Cool Whip
1 can mandarin oranges
1 small can crushed pineapple
3-4 bananas
marshmallows

Cook pudding with 2 cups water. Dissolve jello in the pudding and add 1 cup cold water. Let set overnight, then add remaining ingredients.

*Dianne Berrett's recipe. Yeah, you know she is the mother of all the Berrett kids from Roberts that we like so well.

Cucumber Salad

1 c. mayonnaise or salad dressing
1/4 c. sugar
4 t. vinegar
1/2 t. dill weed
1/2 t. salt
4 medium cucumbers, peeled and thinly sliced
4 green onions (chopped)

In a large bowl, combine mayo, sugar, vinegar, dill and salt; mix well. Add cucumbers and onions. Toss. Cover and chill for at least 1 hour.

*Great recipe. Belongs to Julie Green. She is Dewey and Julie Green's daughter.

Alphabet Macaroni Salad

1 pkg. alphabet macaroni, cooked
4 hard-boiled eggs
1 c. celery (chopped)
1 c. mayonnaise
1/2 t. salt
1/2 t. Accent
1/4 c. green onion (chopped)
1 can shrimp
1 c. miracle whip
1/4 t. pepper
sweet pickle juice (to taste)

Add all ingredients together and mix well. Let set several hours for flavors to blend.

*This is one of our very favorite salads. We all like to eat it as a dip with plain potato chips. This recipe is Donna Snarrs, she was a next door neighbor in Roberts.