NANA’S FROZEN FRUIT SALAD

NANA’S FROZEN FRUIT SALAD

Well Brandie, I just turned 73 and use cream soups, store bought dressings, AND Cool Whip! Don’t let the nay sayers get to you.down! We all come from different places, incomes,and circumstances.. None of us are feeding our families inferior food. We are trying to do the best we can with what we’ve got.out of our love of the people we are feeding. I looked through some of your recipes. I see delicious well prepared food. Keep blocking the judgers! I came here looking for the Orange-Creamsicle Fruit Salad and have pinned it. I also got a little angry that others have made you so defensive about your recipes. Just remember for every food snob there are two others that will welcome and love your recipes. Keep on the way you are. Thanks for the recipe. Best wishes, Barb.

I think some cooks have unlimited budgets too. Sure I might like to use organic produce and gourmet meats and artisans breads and real butter instead of margarine and the list goes on. I , however , have a very limited monthly income and therefore my grocery budget does not include expensive foods. I cringe when I read a recipe that says 2 cups of chopped pecans. In my grocery that would be close to ten dollars for that ingredient alone. I buy pantry supplies when they are on sale, use coupons, buy what is seasonable, use generic brands and do the best I can to make healthy and tasty meals . I guess I am just venting because I get so tired of the “food superiors” acting as though they are doing so much better. I would love to see their dishes with money restraints. I raised three sons and they are all healthy and happy and they ate what was on the table happily.

Since I posted a comment in May, I have retired!! Yeah! And I’ve made your creamsicle fluff a few times. We love it! On a tighter budget now, so haven’t used bananas. I will definitely let you know about adding them to o.j. to prevent browning.

INGREDIENTS:

2 3oz packages cream cheese
1 cup mayonnaise
1 cup heavy cream, whipped
1 cup maraschino red cherries, quartered
1 can fruit cocktail (16 or 20 ounce size), drained
2 1/2 cups mini marshmallows, about 24 marshmallows

PREPARATION:

Beat together the cream cheese and mayonnaise. Fold in whipped cream, cherries, drained fruit cocktail, and marshmallows. Pour into a 1-quart freezer container.(I use a metal ice cube tray insert removed). Garnish with additional maraschino cherries.
Freeze fruit salad until firm.
Just before plating cut into 1inch slices and place on individual lettuce leaves.

VARIATIONS:

Add about 1/2 cup of toasted pecan or walnut halves to the fruit mixture.
Ambrosia Frozen Fruit Salad: Use 1 cup of drained mandarin orange slices, 1/2 cup flaked coconut, 1/2 cup of chopped pecans, an 8-ounce can of pineapple chunks, 1/4 cup of maraschino cherries, and 1/4 cup of halved seedless grapes.
From a reader: Freeze the salad in a large empty juice can. Run hot water over the sides of the can, remove one end with a can opener, and it will slide out easily. The can also leave some nice slicing marks on the salad.
Substitute Miracle Whip Salad Dressing for the mayonnaise.
For a sweeter salad mixture, add about 1/4 to 1/2 cup of powdered sugar.
Use 2 cups of thawed whipped topping or prepared Dream Whip instead of freshly whipped cream.

source: 77kitchen.com 

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