Salads

Mom loved to make salads, usually scrumptious jello salads. She often appealed to her friends for their recipes, especially if she found theirs extremely tasty. Over the years, she came up with some good ones we all enjoyed. One of her best was Broken Glass Salad, that she would make in a pan and then slice into individual squares; hence the look was that of broken glass. But the salad looks beautiful in a mold as well, and is very festive for holidays like Thanksgiving or Christmas.

Broken Glass Salad

1 3 Oz. package raspberry gelatin
1 3 Oz. package lime gelatin
1 3 Oz. package cherry gelatin
3 cups boiling water
1 1/2 cups cold water

Dissolve each package of gelatin in 1 cup boiling water; add 1/2 cup cold water. Pour into 3 8 inch square pans; chill until firm.

1 cup pineapple juice
1/2 cup water
1/4 cup sugar
1 3 Oz. package lemon gelatin
1 pint whipping cream (or 1 small Cool Whip)
1 cup marshmallows

Blend pineapple juice, water and sugar; bring to a boil. Add lemon gelatin and stir until dissolved. Chill until mixture is of consistency of unbeaten egg white. Fold in 1 1/2 cup of cream, which has been whipped until shiny. Cut pans of gelatin mixture into 1/2 inch cubes; fold into lemon gelatin mixture with marshmallows. Pour into large flat pan (or large mold); chill until firm. Cut in squares and frost with remaining whipped cream. Keep refrigerated until ready to serve. 12 servings

This is also good with substituting different flavors for the gelatin cubes, i.e. using orange and lime is especially colorful for a Thanksgiving salad