Cranberry Fruit Salad

1/2 pound cranberries, coarsely ground
2 oranges, peeled, seeded, and ground
3 apples, cored and chopped
1 cup diced celery
2 cups sugar
2 packages cherry gelatin
3 cups boiling water
1/2 cup chopped walnuts

Directions:
Combine cranberries, oranges, apples, celery and sugar; set aside. Add gelatin to boiling water and stir until well-dissolved, about two minutes. Pour over cranberry mixture, add walnuts, and stir lightly to combine. Pour into serving dish and chill until set.

Notes:
This is from my mother Doris Hill's recipe files.

Cherry Coke® Salad

1 (21 oz.) can cherry pie filling 1/2 cup. water 1 large (6-oz.) pkg. cherry gelatin 1-1/4 cup Coca Cola®

1/2 cup chopped pecans 1 (7-oz.) can juice packed crushed pineapple 1 (8-oz.) container of whipped topping 3 oz. cream cheese

Directions:
Mix pie filling and water in saucepan. Bring to a boil. Add gelatin; stir until dissolved. Remove from heat. Add cola, pecans and pineapple. Pour into an 8x8-inch pan. Chill until firm. Beat whipped topping and cream cheese in bowl until smooth. Spread over gelatin. (Makes 8 servings.)

Notes:
Bring back the Fifties! :)

Mama's Ice Cream Jello Salad

1 double-size box lime gelatin 1 cup hot water 1 cup cold water

2 cups vanilla icecream 1/2 cup drained pineapple 1/2 cup nut meats

Directions:
Sprinkle lime gelatin over hot water, stirring until completely combined (about 2 minutes). Add cold water and vanilla ice cream, stirring until ice cream is melted. Stir in pineapple and nut meats and refrigerate until set.

Notes:
My mother, Doris Hill, collected this recipe and handwrote it on a card for her files. She notes that orange jello can be used instead of lime if desired.

Faye Buoy's Lime Jello Salad

1 box lime jello 1 cup boiling water 1(3-oz.) package cream cheese, softened 1 small can (4 oz.) crushed pineapple

1 cup celery, cut fine 1 cup miniature marshmallows 1 cup whipped cream

Directions:
Dissolve lime jello in boiling water. In a mixing bowl, mix the jello, a little at a time, with the cream cheese. Stir in undrained pineapple, nuts, celery, and marshmallows. Fold in whipped cream. Pour into serving bowl and chill until firm.

Notes:
Whipped topping could probably be substituted for whipped cream in this recipe.

Faye Buoy contributed this recipe to the Jolly Neighbors Extension Club of Rose, Nebraska, for a hand-written cookbook that they made during the early 1960's. I have expanded the directions a little because all the recipes were greatly condensed to fit on one side of a 3x5" recipe card. The Buoys lived east of Rose. We were in 4-H with the Buoy kids.