Frog Eye Salad
List of Ingredients
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 tablespoons flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 3/4 cups pineapple juice
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 1 tablespoon lime or lemon juice
- 1 package Acini de Pepe or other tiny pasta
- 2 (15 ounce) cans mandarin oranges, drained
- 2 (20 ounce) cans pineapple, crushed or tidbits, or 1 of each, drained
- 1/2 to 1 cup maraschino cherries, cut in half
- 1 (8oz) carton frozen whipped topping ( or more if desired), thawed
Instructions
- Combine sugar, flour and salt in a saucepan. Gradually add in juice and eggs. Cook and stir over medium heat until thickened. Add lime juice. Cool to room temperature.
- Meanwhile, cook pasta according to package directions. Drain and rinse with cold water and drain again.
- When pasta has cooled to room temperature, combine it with the pineapple juice mixture and the remaining ingredients.
- Store tightly covered in the refrigerator.
- Serves 25
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