Black Cherry Salad with Sweet Fruit Dressing

Title:
Black Cherry Salad with Sweet Fruit Dressing

Yield:
6 Servings

Categories:
Salads
&,
Dressings




Ingredients:




-----------------------------------SALAD-----------------------------------


     2 c  Black Cherries; canned,


          -pitted


 3 1/2 c  Pineapple; canned, cut in


          -small pieces


     1 pk Orange Gelatin Powder


   1/2 ts Unflavored Gelatin


          Few Drops Lemon Juice


          ---Sweet Fruit Dressing---


   1/2 c  Sugar


     2 ts Flour


     1    Egg Yolk


          Juice Of 1 Lemon


   1/2 c  Pineapple Or Apricot Juice


     1 ds Salt


     1 c  Heavy Cream; whipped






 Soak unflavored gelatin in 2 tbsp cold water. Add 1/2 cup boiling water and


 stir until dissolved. Drain berries and pineapple. Pour juice in measuring


 cup and add water to make 1 3/4 cups. Heat juice and pour over orange


 gelatin. Stir until dissolved. Combine gelatin mixtures. Chill in shallow


 pan. SWEET FRUIT DRESSING: Combine sugar, flour, and salt. Add fruit juices


 and egg yolk. Cook in double boiler until thick. Cool and fold in whipped


 cream before serving. Serve on a lettuce leaf.


 


 Susan's Note: I use pineapple chunks or tidbits. A family favorite for


 Thanksgiving since 1953. SW.


 


 Recipe by: Susan Wolfe


 


 Posted to TNT - Prodigy's Recipe Exchange Newsletter  by vu-man@juno.com (V


 U Man) on Dec 7, 1997