Cherry Salad

[donna]

A favorites salad of my Granny was Cherry Salad. She made this for Church events ( like Church tea) and special treat for her family. It was a salad popular in early 1900s.

1 package sweetened orange flavor gelatin
1/2 cup diced celery
2 cups canned red cherries
1/2 cup nuts
few grains of salt
1/2 cup orange jiuce
1 cup boiling water
mayonnaise dressing
sugar

Drain cherries. Add 1 cup boiling water to juice. Add gelatin. Stir until dissolved. Add sufficient cold water to make 2 cups. Add cherries, celery, salt and orange juice. Sweeten to taste. Mix thoroughly. Pour into individual molds. Chill until firm. Serve on bed of shredded lettuce. Serve with mayonnaise. Garnish with nuts.

 

[donna]

Granny's Mayonnaise Dressing:

1 egg yolk, well beaten
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 cup salad oil
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon sugar
cayenne.
Combine egg yolk, salt, sugar a few grains of cayenne. Beat until well blended. Add sufficient salad oil slowly, beating constantly, to thicken mixture. Continue beating, while adding lemon juice, a little at a time., alternating with the remaining oil until all been used.

 

[donna]

February is National Cherry Month. Thought bring this salad recipe back up. Make this one as is a really good treat.

 

[7th Mississippi Infantry]

Memories are returning from my childhood !

Cherries were rare in that recipe this far south, but every thing else is almost identical to what my Mom, Aunts, Grandmothers and Great Aunts would prepare anytime they thought a formal or semi formal "Sunday Dinner" was in order. They would send the youngest children into the orchards to gather fresh pecans.



Regarding Mayonnaise Dressing, not a lot went into that . . . but that's the only thing they prepared involving a cherry.

A slice of pear, a dollop of mayo, shredded cheese and a Maraschino Cherry for decoration.



Thanks @donna for the memories.

 

[JOHN42768]

I got a kick out of the ingredients " sweetened orange flavor gelatin" must be pre JELLO days

 

[7th Mississippi Infantry]

I got a kick out of the ingredients " sweetened orange flavor gelatin" must be pre JELLO days

Nah, it was the same thing.

However, the word "gelatin" was viewed as much moore genteel than " JELLO " .
I'm very serious !

Those Ladies were taught such at a very early age.

 

[JOHN42768]

Nah, it was the same thing.

However, the word "gelatin" was viewed as much genteel than " JELLO " .
I'm very serious !

Those Ladies were taught such at a very early age.

I'm sure it was since you would have to work pretty hard to sweeten Jello

 

[KianGaf]

I love cherries they must be in season at the moment as every grocery store has them for sale. I got my latest kitchen gadget in the mail today from Amazon it's a cherry pitter. It works fantastic.