tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7512869338404805014.post3420602469096169749..comments2023-05-01T04:51:15.777-07:00Comments on Gladsome Lights: Jello is so refreshing.GretchenJoannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13641677400029070452noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7512869338404805014.post-46374535292621355822012-12-06T14:03:54.265-08:002012-12-06T14:03:54.265-08:00My grandma almost always served jello "salad&...My grandma almost always served jello "salad" for Sunday dinners. (usually overdone pork chops and green beans cooked to mush - was she a bad cook or were we always late?) She made a lot of varieties with different kinds of canned fruit: orange with mandarin slices, green with cottage cheese and pears, red with mixed fruit, red with cranberries, cream cheese and nuts, green with cool whip and pineapples. Whatever it was, it was always the best thing on the table, at least to us kids. She served it in squares on separate dishes, sometimes on a piece of lettuce. Our mom would make our other grandma's variety: red with cottage cheese, Cool Whip, and pineapples, which we called Pink Stuff, although it was a fluff - much easier because you don't have to wait for it to set. Emily J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01132106976424535611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7512869338404805014.post-68084519209696002662012-12-05T13:22:58.944-08:002012-12-05T13:22:58.944-08:00This recipe is lovely! I've never made gelatin...This recipe is lovely! I've never made gelatin other than from a box of Jell-o, but this is tempting!<br /><br />We have a nice fruit salad with our Thanksgiving and Christmas dinner. It has whipped cream, but is still nice and light, with pineapples, bananas and cherries mixed in.<br /><br />xofrancesLeft-Handed Housewifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15014518128739580267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7512869338404805014.post-49102648668785562492012-12-05T05:21:01.623-08:002012-12-05T05:21:01.623-08:00Helllo, I found you by way of a blog hop! You neve...Helllo, I found you by way of a blog hop! You never know how one will find another blogger, but I am glad I came across your blog. It is refreshing, and so well written!<br />I enjoyed reading your posts. <br />This grapefruit salad sounds delicious to me as I love grapefruit!<br />Thank you for sharing your recipe.<br />Hugs,<br />Terri<br />Terrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08308857175275747562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7512869338404805014.post-43279875696661274382012-12-05T04:15:21.259-08:002012-12-05T04:15:21.259-08:00nice! what a great idea!nice! what a great idea!elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00962587884124992942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7512869338404805014.post-26355803880844923082012-12-04T18:06:08.466-08:002012-12-04T18:06:08.466-08:00I love grapefruit. I eat a Ruby Red every day as ...I love grapefruit. I eat a Ruby Red every day as soon as they appear (the good ones) at the grocery. I might try your jello, GJ!Pom Pomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01524994024698986829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7512869338404805014.post-18481716436007582962012-12-04T17:56:05.068-08:002012-12-04T17:56:05.068-08:00When you said "Jello" my first thought w...When you said "Jello" my first thought was YUCK, then I see that you didn't use that brand! I do love Knox gelatin, and fruit juices...I even made a cheesecake with gelatin (no eggs)that was good. ♥ <br />When I was a kid, my aunt used to make lime Jello with cottage cheese and fruit for Thanksgiving!!!Marthahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03411789923271959623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7512869338404805014.post-48296502353709478802012-12-04T14:00:41.837-08:002012-12-04T14:00:41.837-08:00My favorite item on the otherwise heavy holiday pl...My favorite item on the otherwise heavy holiday plate is the cranberry salad. We always just use a bag of whole cranberries from the produce section, and add a cup of water and a cup of sugar, boil gently until the berries mostly burst, remove from stove, cool, and refrigerate. It thickens as it cools. I love a little bite of that, with each bite of turkey or potatoes. <br /><br />I don't make much jello, even though my kids loved it. I just didn't remember it. But at those churchy ladies' luncheons, someone invariably brings the delectable strawberry/pretzel jello salad -- have you had it? Oh my!! It's really a dessert. The sweet/salty thing is most addicting.M.K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09205619221345704689noreply@blogger.com