Mixed Fruit Salad Recipe



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   Recipe from the first lady in 1975, Mrs. Gerald Ford and a Recipe from the Vice Presidents wife in 1975, Mrs. Nelson Rockefeller.

Enjoy recipes from an old cookbook made years ago from a rural community plus a recipe from the White House during that time.

Mixed Fruit Salad Recipe


Mixed Fruit Salad Recipe

   Ingredients required
1 large can of pineapple
1/2 lb of grapes, seeded
2 oranges
2 bananas
15 large marshmallows, quartered
nut meats
Dressing:
1/4 teaspoon dry mustard
5 tbsp sugar
juice of one lemon
2 beaten eggs
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 pint heavy cream

Instructions for Mixed Fruit Salad Recipe

   Cut up and drain thoroughly the pineapple, grapes and oranges. Mix the mustard, sugar, lemon juice, eggs and salt together until thickens. When cool adds the 1/2 pint of heavy cream which has been whipped stiff. Add a layer of fruit, layer of marshmallows, and a layer of dressing. Cover and refrigerate at least 4 hours. Then add the bananas.


Tutti Frutti Lemon Salad Recipe

   Ingredients required
1 - 8 3/4 Oz can of pineapple tidbits
1 - 11 Oz can Mandarin oranges, sections
1 - 17 Oz canned fruit cocktail
1/2 cup flaked coconut, optional
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 - 3 5/8 or 3 3/4 Oz package instant lemon pudding mix
2 bananas
1/2 pint whipping cream or whipped dessert topping

Instructions for Tutti Frutti Lemon Salad Recipe

   In large mixing bowl combine undrained pineapple, undrained oranges, undrained fruit cocktail. Sprinkle pudding mix over fruit and toss lightly to combine. Chill thoroughly. Just before serving, peel and sliced bananas. Fold into mixture. Serve in dessert dishes or sherberts. Top with whipped cream or topping. Serves 10.

Fruit Salad Recipe

   Ingredients required
Dressing:
cook in top of double boiler.
2 beaten eggs
4 tablespoons vinegar
4 tablespoons sugar
Fruit:
2 cups maraschino cherries
2 cups pineapple chunks
2 cups miniature marshmallows
2 cups orange sections

Instructions for Fruit Salad Recipe

   Dressing: cook until thick, cool slightly. And one tablespoon of butter. When cool add 1 cup cream whipped. Mix dressing in fruit, 24 hours before serving.

Fruit Salad Recipe

   Ingredients required
Dressing:
one package vanilla pudding
one package orange or lemon pudding
1 can Mandarin oranges
1 can pineapple chunks
one banana, sliced

Instructions for Fruit Salad Recipe

   Cook pudding together with three cups liquid. Use liquid from canned fruit and add water to make remainder 3 cups. Cool slightly then add fruit. Refrigerate. Serves 8 to 10.


List of Salad Recipes

Chicken Salad
Dressings (salad)
Fruit Salad
Jello Salad
Pasta Salad
Potato Salad
Vegetable Salads

Baking Abbreviations
tsp. - teaspoon
Tbsp. - tablespoon
C. - cup
pt. - pint
qt. - quart
pk. - peck
bu. - bushel
oz. - ounce, ounces
lb. - pound, pounds
sq. - square
min. - minute, minutes
hr. - hour, hours
mod. - moderate, moderately
doz. - dozen
Simplified Measures
dash - less than 1/8 teaspoon
3 teaspoons = 1 tablespoon
16 tablespoon = 1 cup
1 cup = 1/2 pint
2 cups = 1 pint
2 pints (4 cups) = 1 quart
4 quarts(liquid) = 1 gallon
8 quarts(solid) = 1 peck
4 pecks = 1 bushel
16 ounces = 1 pound
2 tablespoon = 1/4 cup
5 1/3 tablespoons = 1/3 cup
8 tablespoons = 1/2 cup
10 2/3 tablespoons = 2/3 cup
12 tablespoons = 3/4 cup
14 tablespoons = 7/8 cup