Jello and juice holiday mold

Grandma's Holiday Salad


 

Jello and juice holiday mold -makes 10 servings .

2 1/2 cups boiling water
1 - 8 oz or 2 - 4oz pkgs jello brand strawberry flavored or any red gelatin
1 cup of cold orange or cranberry juice cocktail
1 8 oz  can pineapple chunks *drained
1 can 11 oz mandarin oranges *drained

in large bowl stir boiling water into gelatin at least 3 minutes or until completely dissolved.
stir in cold juice and refrigerate approximately 1 1/2 hours or until spoon drawn thru leaves definite impression.
stir in fruit. spoon into 6 cup mold sprayed with nonstick cooking spray. refrigerate 4 hours or until firm. unmold. garnish as desired. 
note: do not use fresh or frozen pineapple, kiwi, papayia or guava juice, gelatin will not set.
makes 10 servings . we need to double-this recipe.


This is a salad my Grandmother would make for Thanksgiving and Christmas. She made this for many years and it is very tasty! I found the recipe in her recipe organizer and happen to find it on Kraft's web site here.

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