All these shows about old style cooking remind me of my childhood (baby boomer here). Really miss my mom's loving touch with everything (cooking, laundry, life instructions, advice, etc). She was the best (my dad too).
Think I fall into the later days of baby boomers never was sure if 1965 was a yr included. But when growing up our family gatherings you'd see some "different" stuff... all ended in "Salad" LOL My Mom, MIL, G'mom & aunts made Pear salad, Pineapple ring salad (open can, drain, place on pretty plate & a dollop of mayo topped with grated cheese & cherry out of a jar on top.
There's another version with the mandarin salad that includes adding orange sherbet. You will need to let it freeze and keep it in the freezer between servings. Yummy! And of course, use mandarin oranges and orange jello.
My husband is a boomer and so I have been looking for cool summer dishes. He has a sweet tooth so this looks perfect along with some of the other jello salad recipes I have found on RU-vid. I will have to leave out the nuts, though, for a few reasons, so I will be using tiny marsh mellows and perhaps some blueberries and/or sliced strawberries instead (mixing them in the desert instead of using them as a topping). Of course watching at 7:30 reminds me of one snag I will hit: my daughter. She will be like your husband but more like, "You can keep what is in the bowl. I take this (the casserole dish)."
I pulled out one of my mom's recipes from the early 50's for a frozen dessert which I decided to write out exactly how she wrote and spelled it because that is part of the joy of the recipe cards she made for me. It's called "Lemon Desert. Beat 3 egg yolks, 1/2 cup sugar (Save 1 tablespoon of sugar to put in white of eggs). 4 tablespoons Lemon Juice. Beat egg whites and sugar until stiff. Beat 1/2 pint whipping cream. Mix all to-gether and put into lined Ice tray with vanilla or lemon wafers crushed. Sprinkle crushed wafers on top. Put into refrigerator-freezer part. Remove to soften before serving. This makes 1 tray." I kept two old metal ice trays all these years especially to make her 'freezer' desserts'. There is just something about having to be careful to have dry hands when you pull them out of the freezer so you're fingers don't freeze to the metal that takes me back to being a kid :0
My sister made special gifts this Christmas … she photographed favorite family recipes of the handwritten cards from Moms and Grandmothers … and had them printed onto tea towels … beautiful heart-blessings for recipients!
My Mom made a dessert like this during the 60's when I was young. She left off the strawberries & added Tang dink mix to the cool whip to make a dream sickle tasting dessert. I still make it for Thanksgiving.
I do remember the tang version of this! I’m from Michigan and from the 70’s, we ate TANG EVERYTHING! My Mom used a koolaid lemonade package mixed with the sweetened condensed milk to do a version of this as well. It was always my Brother’s favorite dessert. He is no longer with us anymore and these recipes are now really special in our family as memories!
My grandmother used to make something similar to this, she used condensed milk, lemon juice, cherry pie filling, chopped pecans and Cool Whip. She would mix it and pour it into a graham crust, cover and freeze it. We called it "Joy Pie". It made a really lovely pie for Christmas, being pink and having the cherries in it. And it was amazing when frozen. Although she also made it as a salad like you are. I liked the frozen pie the best though. My kids tell me it isn't Christmas without Joy Pie. LOL
My grandmother did the strawberry using strawberry jello, frrsh strawberries when in season, cool whip, cottage cheese and pineapple. Another way she did was. Orange jello, cool whip, mandrin oranges, pineapple and cottage cheese. She called it Yankee Salad.
I was born in 1952 and grew up with these recipes. Some frozen desserts used metal ice trays with pull-out dividers which aren't around anymore. I still have my mom's handwritten recipe cards that she put into an index card box and sent me off with when I left home. The tables have turned and now I make them for her. When they are called 'vintage' it makes my mom and me feel old :0
That's what I was thinking to do, add bananas but then thought " No cuz the bananas would turn Blackish" do they? I know there's the trick of pudding lemon juice but I wouldn't want to change the flavor of the bananas
Spot on! Folks have been enjoying peaches, pears,, berries, other fruits with cottage cheese forever. Our great grandmother made fresh dry cottage cheese, wet cottage cheese for us in the early 1960's and yes, we enjoyed eating this as kids served with fresh pears, peaches and berries grown on the farm. Delicious!
Looks delicious. My favorite part of a meal is the salads, slaws, congealed salads, etc. Speaking of vintage, we still love the old school pear salads, canned pear halves, a dollop of mayo in the middle with shredded cheese on top. For company, dress it up with a lettuce leaf and a maraschino cherry on top.
This looks great. It reminds me of a dish I do. I take 1 pkg. of Strawberry Jello Powder and 1 can of crushed pineapple. Boil for about 5 minutes. Let it cool. Add 1 container of cottage cheese. Mix together. Last add 1 lrg container of Cool Whip. Stir in gently. Put in fridge to set. It is so delicious! You can use any flavour of Jello powder you like.
All of you helped bring back happy memories from my childhood when my very large family would gather every Sunday after church and at least one of the aunts would bring this desert with all the varieties you've mentioned. Good times! 😊
So I got after this recipe and yep, that's a good one. I made a few minor changes by eliminating the pecans and served it in individual cups in layers with some fresh strawberry puree at the bottom, middle and top and a layer of crushed cinnamon Graham cracker on top. Everything else was done as shown in the video. Boy Howdy it went over well at work.
That sounds delish, I always crumble some graham crackers on and the top of my vanilla Bean ice cream, and raspberry preserves in there too! It's so good
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Oh my, haven't thought about this in decades. My mom used to make this with our home grown strawberries back in the 50's through the 70's. It was so delicious. Thank you for sharing this recipe. Yours looks delicious.
Oh...I love this recipe... my mother in law made this dessert every Thanksgiving we called it the pink stuff, she wouldnt share her recipe with us..... so now we know yay.. My Mother in law is now is heaven and I know she is looking down on us, smiling....😊 ....Thank you for sharing the "pink stuff" recipe with us...Blessings
I just snapped...my mom makes this every thanksgiving too. I don't think she puts the condensed milk in it tho. Not sure. Its called cherry salad. She uses cherries...not strawberries is why I didnt put 2 and 2 together lol
My family has been having this dessert for years and we call it Pink Stuff also; however, we make it with cherries and pecans. Otherwise, the same recipe.
When I was in elementary school, in the 60s, the lunchroom would serve something similar to this from time to time. It was so good. Never knew what it was called either.
My mama made this (along with her amazing cheesecake) for every holiday & family gathering throughout the 1950’s, 60’s & 70’s. She called it, Heavenly Hash.
When I was little, we got to pick our birthday cake and I always chose a very similar strawberry dessert with chunks of angel food cake. Thanks for bring me a happy childhood memory.
My mom used Jello, canned frozen strawberries, and Cool Whip. It was delicious. She'd make the Jello and let it set halfway or so and then add the frozen strawberries and let it set all the way. Then stir in the Cool Whip.
There's a Watergate Salad that is made the same way but that one uses Pistachio pudding mix and pineapples, with mini marshmallows. and pistachio nuts.
Cottage cheese is in many fruit salads. They do not taste like the cottage cheese alone. Mother made a frozen salad w pineapple, cottage cheese, nuts & I do not know other ingredients. Does anybody remember this salad plus have a receipe?Seems like maybe Jello?
This recipe is definitely a fun blast from the past! I remember well, all the different jello-y, fruity, creamy “salads” from back in the day. These were always present on a buffet table at bridal or baby showers and picnics. Some did include mini marshmallows, others cottage cheese. I recall a lime jello version with cottage cheese, pineapple, celery, walnuts, and sour cream. It was delicious!!! If you’re unfamiliar with these, and aren’t too sure sure, then I say don’t knock it til you try it. They’re really yummy & festive. Thanks Catherine, for bringing these old-timey favs around again!
Cottage cheese really goes great with fruit salad. My mother-in-law had a recipe for a fruit salad that called for cottage cheese and it was the best ever. Your fruit salad really looks great Thank you for sharing!
I'm going to make this with strawberries as the strawberries are my favorite fruit. I remember eating this as a child. Thank you Catherine for The Memories💓
My Mother used to make something similar to this, it had a graham cracker crust and was made with strawberry jello, i was a just a kid but remember she let the jello start to set up similar to jelly then whipped, it had crushed pineapple and whipped cream. It was my favorite dessert but never have found a recipe for it. this would be close in taste I would think
My mother made some thing that she called blueberry delight. You would take blueberry pie filling cream cheese cool whip and a couple dashes of vanilla mix it all together and pour it into gram cracker crust.💕💕💕🥰🥰 I still make this today and I am 58 years old all of my children love it.
I love your format & the great recipes you present. I remember this dessert salad from when I was a kid. Dissolving 1t unflavored gelatin in 2 T boiling water & adding it to your whipping cream before whipping will help the whipped cream holds it's volume & it doesn't "melt" so fast
Oh yes!! My grandma used to make this when we had get togethers. She didn't put in nuts but she did use marshmallows. Really takes you back. I will be making with fond memories. Thank you for sharing and for giving me so many ideas for meals!!! ❤❤
You mentioned cottage cheese. I make a really old recipe my grandma had that you start with 2 pkgs of lime jello, melt 1 bag small marshmallows, let mold in fridge slightly, then add cottage cheese and whipped cream. Delicious!
Had something similar years ago and forgot about the recipe Going to a Senior potluck at my church this month. Decided to make this. Good nostalgia factor here.....and yummy too.
Back in the late 70's & 80's, our sweet friend, now in her mid 90's, always made this for our work potlucks! She used cherry pie filling, served in lovely round cut glass dish, with maraschino cherries in middle. I have added the cottage cheese, and tastes delicious!
I've been making Pink Salad for the last 43 years at Thanksgiving. A little different than yours though. Combine 1 can of sweetened condensed milk, 1 - 3/4 bigger tub of Cool Whip, 1 can of Cherry pie filling, 1 can of "drained" Crushed Pineapple "OR" Pineapple chunks, 1 can of "drained" Mandarin Oranges, 1 cup of chopped Walnuts Refrigerate after all ingredients are combined. Believe it or not, it is not super sweet with the Cool Whip. It has been a favorite for years !!
I make one with Bowl of cool whip Container of Cottage Cheese Large box of Jello any kind Can of Pineapple drained Can of Fruit Cocktail drained Mix all together then add Mini Marshmallows and Coconut as much as you prefer. Mix all together well, put in refrigerator over night. My family has enjoyed this for many years.
My mom made a fruit salad with cottage cheese when I was a kid and I still make it today, in fact I just some yesterday and it's so yummy.. It calls for a tub of cool whip, cottage cheese, crushed pineapple a pack of orange Jell-o and mandarin oranges. Don't knock it till you try it.... Dump you cottage cheese in a bowl add the orange Jell-o and mix till all the sugar is dissolved drain your fruit well add to the mix fold in the tub of cool whip, it's best served cold...
Your lime jello salad was a hit, so light and refreshing. This weekend, I am going to fix orange with mandarin oranges and hope my family likes it as well.
We do a dump salad that has cottage cheese ,coolwhip, mandarin oranges,orange jello just dry out of the box not mixed with water,maraschino cherries,pineapple,colored marshmallows and chopped nuts. It is amazing. So cottage cheese in a fruit salad can be yummy. I am going to try your recipe.
I made this 3 times in a week and a half...that's how good it was. I added marshmellows which enhanced the sweetness but it wasn't too sweet and I put sliced strawberries over the entire thing...
I love the vintage stuff as well. It was simple and delicious, made to be able to have company and remember what a good conversation and fellowship was before tech took over. The ones that don't like cottage cheese in the house still like it in this stuff. But it can be a texture thing for some.
This would be great with coconut in addition to the pecans. My mom made this with pecans, coconut and mini marshmallows (for Easter she would use the multi colored)
Just hand me the bowl and a spoon! We didn’t have cool whip in the 50s here in Victoria BC, Canada. Definitely prefer earl whipping cream. You know, this would be really tasty on a slice of cake or even on strawberry shortcakes.
