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, .

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