How to Make Old Fashion Gelatin Salads: Lime Cucumber, Cheery Fruit Mold,Applesauce Gelatin Mold

<h1>How to Make Old Fashion Gelatin Salads: Lime Cucumber, Cheery Fruit Mold,Applesauce Gelatin Mold</h1>Author: <a title="Grandma Linda" href="http://www.articlesbase.com/authors/grandma-linda/78999.htm">Grandma Linda</a> Remember the pretty molded gelatin salads your mother or aunts used to bring to the big family meals?  Sometimes they looked almost too pretty to eat.  Here are three recipes  for gelatin salads from family recipe files.  The Lime Cucumber Gelatin Salad has a bit of a kick from horseradish.  The 70s Cheery Fruit Mold pairs fruit with lemon and lime gelatins and the Applesauce Gelatin Mold uses the old cinnamon "red hot" candies. LIME CUCUMBER GELATIN SALAD This recipe is from an old childhood acquaintance. 1 pkg (2.75-oz) lime gelatin 1 cup hot water 1 tbsp vinegar 1 tbsp horseradish 1 cup salad dressing (mayo-type) 1 cup grated cucumber 1 tbsp grated onion Dissolve gelatin in hot water, allow to cool and add vinegar, salad dressing and horseradish. Refrigerate and when slightly thickened, stir in the cucumber and onion. Chill until set. THE 70s CHEERY FRUIT MOLD 8 1/4-oz can pineapple chunks 3-oz pkg lime flavored gelatin 1 cup boiling water Drain pineapple, reserving syrup. Dissolve lime gelatin in the boiling water. Add syrup and enough cold water to measure 1/2 cup. Chill until partially thickened. Fold in the pineapple chunks. Pour mixture into a 2-quart serving bowl; chill until almost set. 3-oz pkg lemon gelatin 1 cup boiling water 1 cup whipped cream or topping 1/2 cup Kraft real mayonnaise Dissolve lemon gelatin in boiling water; cool. Combine the whipped cream and mayonnaise; gradually add in the lemon gelatin mixture. Chill until partially thickened. Pour over the lime layer. Chill until almost set. APPLESAUCE GELATIN MOLD 1/2 cup red hot cinnamon candies 1 cup water 6-oz pkg raspberry gelatin 15-oz can applesauce 2 tbsp cider vinegar In a small saucepan, cook the candies in water, stirring frequently, until melted. Empty gelatin into a bowl and add the candy water; stir until gelatin is completely dissolved. Stir in the applesauce and vinegar. Pour mixture into a 6-cup gelatin mold and refrigerate until firm. To serve, remove from mold onto a serving plate and top with mayonnaise type salad dressing, if desired. Option: Sprinkle chopped pecans over the top of the salad dressing. Enjoy!About the Author: Grandma Linda is a collector of vintage recipes. She enjoys sharing these old-time recipes on her blog at <a target="_blank" href="http://grandmasvintagerecipes.blogspot.com">http://grandmasvintagerecipes.blogspot.com</a>Article Source: <a href="http://www.articlesbase.com/">ArticlesBase.com</a> - <a href="http://www.articlesbase.com/salads-articles/how-to-make-old-fashion-gelatin-salads-lime-cucumber-cheery-fruit-moldapplesauce-gelatin-mold-1051264.html" title="How to Make Old Fashion Gelatin Salads: Lime Cucumber, Cheery Fruit Mold,Applesauce Gelatin Mold">How to Make Old Fashion Gelatin Salads: Lime Cucumber, Cheery Fruit Mold,Applesauce Gelatin Mold</a>

Remember the pretty molded gelatin salads your mother or aunts used to bring to the big family meals? Sometimes they looked almost too pretty to eat. Here are three recipes for gelatin salads from family recipe files. The Lime Cucumber Gelatin Salad has a bit of a kick from horseradish. The 70s Cheery Fruit Mold pairs fruit with lemon and lime gelatins and the Applesauce Gelatin Mold uses the old cinnamon "red hot" candies.

LIME CUCUMBER GELATIN SALAD

This recipe is from an old childhood acquaintance.

1 pkg (2.75-oz) lime gelatin
1 cup hot water
1 tbsp vinegar
1 tbsp horseradish
1 cup salad dressing (mayo-type)
1 cup grated cucumber
1 tbsp grated onion

Dissolve gelatin in hot water, allow to cool and add vinegar, salad dressing and horseradish. Refrigerate and when slightly thickened, stir in the cucumber and onion. Chill until set.

THE 70s CHEERY FRUIT MOLD

8 1/4-oz can pineapple chunks
3-oz pkg lime flavored gelatin
1 cup boiling water

Drain pineapple, reserving syrup. Dissolve lime gelatin in the boiling water. Add syrup and enough cold water to measure 1/2 cup. Chill until partially thickened. Fold in the pineapple chunks. Pour mixture into a 2-quart serving bowl; chill until almost set.

3-oz pkg lemon gelatin
1 cup boiling water
1 cup whipped cream or topping
1/2 cup Kraft real mayonnaise

Dissolve lemon gelatin in boiling water; cool. Combine the whipped cream and mayonnaise; gradually add in the lemon gelatin mixture. Chill until partially thickened. Pour over the lime layer. Chill until almost set.

APPLESAUCE GELATIN MOLD

1/2 cup red hot cinnamon candies
1 cup water
6-oz pkg raspberry gelatin
15-oz can applesauce
2 tbsp cider vinegar

In a small saucepan, cook the candies in water, stirring frequently, until melted. Empty gelatin into a bowl and add the candy water; stir until gelatin is completely dissolved. Stir in the applesauce and vinegar. Pour mixture into a 6-cup gelatin mold and refrigerate until firm. To serve, remove from mold onto a serving plate and top with mayonnaise type salad dressing, if desired.

Option: Sprinkle chopped pecans over the top of the salad dressing.

Enjoy!

Grandma Linda is a collector of vintage recipes. She enjoys sharing these old-time recipes on her blog at http://grandmasvintagerecipes.blogspot.com

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