Fruit Salad – Jello
A jello fruit salad; with mayo & sour cream? There are quite a few Jello variations in her recipe cards, this is the first. I remember these at Grandma’s house for Sunday dinner, but to be honest I don’t think they were served to me anywhere else.
For those of us younger than the Baby Boomer generation, we may not remember (or even have knowledge of) the popularity of Jello foods. In 1902, an Advertising campaign named “America’s favourite dessert” arrived on the scene, and this new product “Jell-o” became known as the food of choice at fancy and elegant meals! Throughout the war & beyond, the recipes came pouring in and traveled to every home in a Good Housekeeping article of sorts. Beets, olives, chicken, carrots, cheese; you name it – it probably had a Jello recipe.
This one was fairly simple, and was enjoyed by our guests; even after we told them the ingredients!
Here is Grandma’s recipe card:
And this is the printable recipe:
Fruit Salad
- 1 3oz package of Jello (strawberry, raspberry or pineapple)
- 3/4 cup boiling water or juice
- 1 15oz can of fruit cocktail, drained
- 1/4 cup crushed pineapple, drained
- 1 cup mayonaise
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1 cup miniature marshmallows
- Dissolve jello in boiling water. Put jello in fridge to cool (not set). (room temperature is sufficient)
- Mix all ingredients except marshmallows; then add cooled Jello.
- Pour into 8×8 pan. Sprinkle with marshmallows.
- Refrigerate until set.