Frozen Fruit Salad

Gayle West

• 1 pint sour cream
• 1 can crushed pineapple, drained
• 1 small jar cherries
• 1/4 cup pecans
• 2 tbsp lemon juice
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1 banana

Stir together sour cream and sugar. Slice cherries and banana, chop or break up pecans, and add all to the sugar mix. Add other ingredients. Freeze in a mold or muffin tin.

Strawberry Congealed Salad

Debra Black

• 2 small packets strawberry jello
• 1 pint frozen strawberries
• 1 can chopped nuts
• 1 can crushed pineapple
• 3 ripe bananas, mashed
• 1 cup sour cream or cream cheese, whipped

Dissolve jello in a cup of hot water. Add nuts, strawberries, and bananas, and pour half of mixture into salad dish. Chill until firm. Spread sour cream or cream cheese on top, and pour the remaining mixture on top of that. Chill to set.

Make Ahead Congealed Salad

Fran Denton

• 1 large packet lime jello
• 1 can crushed pineapple in juice
• 1 1/2 cup small curd cottage cheese
• 1 cup chopped pecans
• Lettuce for serving

Dissolve jello into two cups of boiling water. Drain pineapple juice into a measuring cup and add cold water to equal two cups of total liquid; pour into jello mixture. Add cottage cheese and pecans, pour into a pan or mold, and chill until set. Serve slices on lettuce leaves.

Cranberry Salad

Susan Nussrallah

• 1 small packet cherry jello
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 tbsp lemon juice
• 1 cup raw cranberries
• 1 orange, remove seeds
• 1 cup crushed pineapple, with juice
• 1 cup chopped celery
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts

Grind cranberries and orange in a food processor. Dissolve jello in 1 cup of hot water; add sugar, and stir until dissolves. Add lemon and pineapple juice, ground fruit, celery, and walnuts. Stir well, and chill until set.

Pineapple Congealed Salad

Susan Jackson

• 2 packets lemon jello
• 2/3 cup sugar
• pinch of salt
• 16 oz can crushed pineapple, drained
• 2 cups shredded mild cheddar
• 1 cup chopped pecans
• 1 pint whipping cream

Dissolve jello, salt, and sugar in 2 cups of boiling water. Allow to cool slightly, and stir in the pineapple, cheese, and pecans. Whip the cream until fluffy, and fold in. Chill until set.