Beaman Family, Fruit
Salad:
1 3-oz. pkg. orange JELLO
1 11-oz. can mandarin oranges 1 c. brewed tea
1 9-oz. can pineapple tidbits or crushed pineapple.
1 5-oz. can water chestnuts, diced
Dressing:
1 c. Cool Whip
1/8 c. mayonnaise
1 grated rind of one orange
1 pinch of mace.
Salad:
Drain mandarin oranges and pineapple.
Save juice in measuring cup.
Dissolve JELLO in hot tea.
Add 1 c. juice from mandarin oranges and pineapple Fold in water chestnuts, mandarin oranges, and pineapple.
Mold until set.
Dressing:
Combine ingredients.
Spread lightly over salad.
This recipe may be doubled or tripled.
Jean was my closest friend and role model for many things, including cooking. I think of her each time I make her recipes even after four decades.