LAYERED CRANBERRY APPLE SALAD
(adapted from The Five Seasons Cranberry Book, published by BetterHomes & Gardens in cooperation with the The Ocean Spray CranberryCompany in 1971)
1 3-ounce package (wild) strawberry-flavored gelatin
1 cup boiling water
1 16-ounce can whole cranberry sauce
1 apple
½ cup diced celery
1 3-ounce package lemon-flavored gelatin
1 ¼ cups boiling water
¼ cup lemon juice
1 8-ounce package cream cheese, softened
1 apple, cored and diced
½ cup walnuts, chopped
1 3-ounce package lime-flavored gelatin
1 cup boiling water
1 8-ounce can grapefruit sections
or better,if available, fresh grapefruit
Dissolve strawberry-flavored gelatin in 1 cup boiling water. Stir in cranberry sauce.Chill till partially set. Core and halve apple. Reserve one half, rubbing cut surface withlemon juice. Cut remaining half in slices; arrange slices around bottom of 8-cup mold.Fold celery into gelatin; spoon over apple slices in mold. Chill till almost set.
Meanwhile, dissolve lemon-flavored gelatin in 1 1/4 cups boiling water. Stir in lemonjuice. Gradually add a to cheese, beating smooth with electric mixer. Chill till partiallyset. Stir in 1 diced apple and nuts. Spoon over strawberry layer; chill almost firm.
Meanwhile, dissolve lime-flavored gelatin in 1 cup boiling water. Drain grapefruit,reserving syrup; add water to syrup to make 3/4 cup. Add to gelatin. Chill till partiallyset.
Dice reserved apple half. Fold apple and grapefruit into gelatin. Spoon over lemon layerin mold. Chill till firm, 6 hours or overnight. Garnish with “FrostedCranberries”, if desired. (I have never done that; a real flaw in my hostessing,frosted cranberries go right to thebottom of my priority list just before a dinner party.)
Makes 12 servings.
Frosted Cranberries
Beat 1 egg white till frothy. Coat fresh cranberries with egg white. Then toss berries,a few at a time, in granulated sugar. Let dry in shallow pan at room temperature.
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Until we tried this in a Tupperware salad mold, I truly struggled when it came to theunmolding process. I guess that really dates this recipe! The Tupperware phenomenon goeshand-in-hand, in my view, with gelatin as a potluck or party item.
This recipe has been kitchen tested.
If you would like to try a quicker, simpler one-layer molded cranberry salad, tap here on Frozen Cranberry Salad.
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