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Chilled-Mandarin Orange Salad

Source of Recipe

Linda Leone Nov 22 2001


Recipe Introduction

I altered a 1980 Knox recipe,(Ginger Mandarin Delight), then added whipped cream. The original recipe called for ginger ale.

List of Ingredients

1 small can Mandarin oranges
1 envelope Knox gelatin
Juice from the Mandarin oranges + water to make 3/8 C
1/4 C lemon juice
1/4 C cherry cola
2 Tblsp sugar


Recipe

Drain oranges, reserving syrup. In a five cup container, sprinkle gelatine over reserved syrup; let stand 3-4 minutes. Add boiling orange juice. Add oranges and lemon juice. Add cherry cola and mix. pour into a bowl or mold. Chill until firm. Whip 1/2 C whipping cream and 2 teaspoons sugar to soft peaks. Chop the gelatin with 2 knives till size of peas and fold in the whipped cream. Chill until served.