Salads from the 1970
07-03-2012, 08:26 AM
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Just for discussion's sake.....you refer to 70's salad recipes. How many remember "Watergate Salad"? I still make that at least once a summer. Would have to look up the exact measurements but ingredients are pistachio pudding, cool whip, mini marshmallows, crushed pineapple and nuts....... and I wonder why I'm not losing weight.
07-03-2012, 08:30 AM
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07-03-2012, 09:18 AM
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The beets brought to mind, when my girls were little, I fixed lots of mac and cheese. Dh and I loved harvered beets. The beet juice would run into the mac and cheese and made it pink. They hated this, we finally bought some divided plates! One of them still does not like her food touching another!
07-03-2012, 09:24 AM
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My mom made both of the carrot salads-----one was just finely shredded carrots, raisins and mayonnaise. The other was lemon jello (I prefer orange) with shredded carrots and crushed pineapple. My MIL put finely chopped apple in both of these on occasion. Both topped the Jello salad with a spoonful of something white...mayo, sour cream, or cool whip.
Question: My mom made a lime jello salad that had mini-marshmallows and shredded cheese put in while the jello was still hot, then when it cooled she added whipped cream from a can, crushed pineapple and some chopped pecans. And maybe another ingredient or two... Anybody have this recipe? I'd love to share it with my brand new DIL since it was my son's favorite as a kid.
Question: My mom made a lime jello salad that had mini-marshmallows and shredded cheese put in while the jello was still hot, then when it cooled she added whipped cream from a can, crushed pineapple and some chopped pecans. And maybe another ingredient or two... Anybody have this recipe? I'd love to share it with my brand new DIL since it was my son's favorite as a kid.
07-03-2012, 10:42 AM
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thanks for the idea for jello in a can
An old favorite for gals lunches. Drain a can of pineapple slices and save the juice. Let the pineapple slices remain in the can. Prepare any kind of jello you prefer, I used lime, replace water with the pineapple juice and pour over the pineapple slices. I also used less fluid when mixing the jello so it would be more solid. Refrigerate. When ready to serve simply dump out the can and slice between the pineapple slice. Place on lettuce leaf or whatever you choose - garnish and serve. I have used this as both a salad or w/o the lettuce garnished as a dessert topped with toasted coconut and a maraschino cherry.
07-03-2012, 01:55 PM
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Have to believe it was a generational thing. In the 50's, jello must have been the greatest invention since sliced bread to my mother. I remember some combinations like shredded carrots and fruit together in jello. Maybe referred to as "Aspic". Sometimes mayonnaise spread on top of these so-called molded creations. I HATED it. Don't remember raw veggies used in much of anything back then. The occasional relish tray of pickles, olives, carrots and celery. A simple tossed salad. Coleslaw that I'd gag on. Sometimes a leaf or two of iceberg lettuce with a slice of tomato on it. No doubt there wasn't the abundance and choice you'd find in a grocery now.
07-03-2012, 02:05 PM
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The jellied pineapple slices in a can was something we always looked forwa5d to at my Aunt's home! Sometimes, she'd even put cherries right in with the slices. And now it's pretty much a tradition when the cousins get together.
Tomato Aspic ... here's a recipe that I found online similar to what my Mom made. I know she used tomato juice, and lemon jello, along with chopped celery. I never cared for it ... though maybe with age, I now would?
http://whatscookingamerica.net/Salad/tomatoaspic.htm
It must be good, if it has Betty Crocker's name on it! Right?
Tomato Aspic ... here's a recipe that I found online similar to what my Mom made. I know she used tomato juice, and lemon jello, along with chopped celery. I never cared for it ... though maybe with age, I now would?
http://whatscookingamerica.net/Salad/tomatoaspic.htm
It must be good, if it has Betty Crocker's name on it! Right?
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