Ambrosia Salad

[donna]

This recipe for Ambrosia salad is from "Old Time Recipes To Enjoy", "The Kentucky Explorer Magazine", March, 2018. This salad was popular in the South.

"One cup of mandarin oranges, one cup of pineapple chunks, one cup of marshmallows, one cup of coconut, one cup of sour cream, and maraschino cherries to trim with if desired.

It is always been said "Ambrosia Salad was the salad of the gods".

 

[RobertP]

We always had it at Christmas!

 

[Anna Elizabeth Henry]

Sounds very temptingly good! Though I might be tempted to use Greek yogurt instead of sour cream as yogurt and fruit are an excellent combination! Thanks Donna for another excellent recipe!

 

[nitrofd]

I don't think that i am wrong but my wife makes the best Ambrosia.

 

[JOHN42768]

The best by far

 

[donna]

One of my very favorite salads. Always a popular one in my family. Great use of coconut.

 

[Patrick H]

My family had a variant which some inlaws liked and some didn't, but which all naturally born family members liked. I haven't had it since way before my mother died, so I will be foggy on which ingredients got substituted. I know we didn't use pineapple. Pineapple got used frequently in other recipes. We might have used the mandarin oranges. I am not sure about that. We definitely used apple slices and we used pecans. We used halved grapes--both red and green--instead of cherries. It was a fine fruit salad, but not enjoyed by all. Well...you just can't expect every common inlaw who fetches up on your family's shores to appreciate good food, now can you?

 

[donna]

Maybe you are thinking of Waldorf Salad. We made them too. My Granny made it a lot. It used apples and nuts. I know there is recipe for it on forum.

 

[donna]

Bumping for Ambrosia Salad Day, Dec. 12.

This salad was enjoyed in 1800s.

 

[donna]

Another recipe for Ambrosia Salad. This one is from old Florida recipe.

4 cups orange sections, preferably 2 cups navel orange and 1 cup tangerine and 1 cup temple
1/2 cup grated fresh coconut
1/2 cup chopped pecans

Peel oranges and section. Remove seeds and place in medium bowl. Add cocoanut and pecans and mix well.

From: "Cross Creek Kitchens" by Sally Morrison.

 

[donna]

After viewing Mike's video on Pineapple, thought bump a few recipes with pineapple. This is one of my favorites.

 

[donna]

Dec 12 is Ambrosia Salad Day. Thought bring up this thread. We always enjoy this salad during the holidays.

 

[donna]

Thought bring up this thread. Was question about Ambrosia Salad. Always a favorite of my Granny.

 

[G Low]

Thought bring up this thread. Was question about Ambrosia Salad. Always a favorite of my Granny.

Thank you Donna, both my grandmothers made this for Christmas and was always a favorite of everyone.

 

[Patrick H]

Maybe you are thinking of Waldorf Salad. We made them too. My Granny made it a lot. It used apples and nuts. I know there is recipe for it on forum.

I probably was thinking of Waldorf Salad. The name sounds very familiar to me.

 

[donna]

Both Ambrosia and Waldorf great salads. We would have both. My Aunt make one and my Granny make the other. As my Mom would say, you can never have too many salads.

 

[G Low]

Both Ambrosia and Waldorf great salads. We would have both. My Aunt make one and my Granny make the other. As my Mom would say, you can never have too many salads.

My aunt Maryalice (pronounced Maralice) and my grandmother (Rosebud,her sister) used to make THE best pies for Christmas. They were pecan, sweet potato, and another called festive pie. My brother always asked grandmama to make plenty of "festus" pies…
They had chopped pecans chopped dates among other things . Looked like a pecan pie with all the nuts chopped. My aunt was such an excellent cook that Georgia Power hired her for a short time to give cooking lessons/demonstrations on those newfangled "electric stoves"…. She was a special lady, at large family reunions ( 50-75 people) she kept her sweet tea under the counter just for us "close relatives" as she used to say.

 

[donna]

The festive pie sounds good. Do you have her recipes? If I can ask where are you from?

Have a Merry Christmas.

 

[G Low]

The festive pie sounds good. Do you have her recipes? If I can ask where are you from?

Have a Merry Christmas.

I am from Georgia and sadly don't have her recipes. My mother had some recipes from her that were in old church cookbooks. My sisters may have them. Merry Christmas to you and your family too

 

[Jamieva]

This recipe for Ambrosia salad is from "Old Time Recipes To Enjoy", "The Kentucky Explorer Magazine", March, 2018. This salad was popular in the South.

"One cup of mandarin oranges, one cup of pineapple chunks, one cup of marshmallows, one cup of coconut, one cup of sour cream, and maraschino cherries to trim with if desired.

It is always been said "Ambrosia Salad was the salad of the gods".

Ambrosia salad was always on our table for Christmas dinner, my mom loved it. My wife picked up the tradition when my mom passed so we still have it every year, even if I am the only one that eats it.