Mothers Fruit Salad Food

MOM'S FRUIT SALAD

Steps:

• 1. Mix all of the fruit in a medium bowl.
• 2. Pour lemon juice over them; set aside.
• 3. In a small bowl, mix mayonnaise and sugar; stir well. Add pineapple juice a little at a time. The sauce should be a little thin, but not runny.
• 4. Pour sauce over fruit; stir well. Cover bowl with plastic wrap. Chill salad and remove right before you're ready to eat (within 30 mins.- 1 hour or the bananas will go brown). Enjoy!

FRESH FRUIT SALAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl combine the strawberries, blueberries, raspberries, kiwi, grapes, and apple. Set aside.
• In a small mixing bowl combine the agave nectar or honey, fresh grapefruit or orange juice, and lemon juice.
• Once combined, pour over the fruit mixture and toss to combine.
• Top with some fresh, minced mint leaves and refrigerate for at least an hour before serving.

MOM'S FRUIT SALAD

Steps:

• Prepare fruits and put all together in a large bowl.
• Mix whipping cream with 6 tsp of sugar and 1/4 tsp almond extract.
• Add a couple of tablespoons of cherry juice to make it a pretty pink and give it extra flavor.
• Add marshmallows and whipped cream to fruit and chill until ready to serve.

MOM'S FROZEN FRUIT SALAD

Steps:

• Beat cream cheese in a large mixing bowl using an electric mixer until fluffy. Add sour cream, sugar, and salt; mix well.
• Drain pineapple, reserving the juice. Dip banana pieces into the pineapple juice and place in a bowl. Add cherries, oranges, and the pineapple.
• Add marshmallows to the cream cheese mixture; fold in the fruit mixture. Grease a fluted tube pan with cooking spray and turn the fruit salad out into the pan.
• Cover and freeze salad for at least 8 hours. Unmold and let stand at room temperature at least 10 minutes before cutting.

MOTHER'S FRUIT SALAD

Steps:

• Drain tropical fruit salad, pineapple chunks, mixed fruit and mandarin oranges into a medium bowl. Add pudding mixes to juices and blend with an electric mixer until well blended and thickened; set aside.
• Put drained fruits in a large bowl. Add drained cherries, sliced bananas and marshmallows; mix well. Pour pudding mixture over fruit and blend well. Refrigerate until ready to serve.

MOM'S FRUIT SALAD

Steps:

• Drain fruit and place in mix bowl.
• Stir in marshmallows and sour cream.
• Chill and serve.
• Can add nuts or coconut if desired.

MOTHER'S HOLIDAY FRUIT SALAD

Steps:

• 1. Mix gelatin according to directions and set aside. Set whipped topping out to soften. Drain fruit cocktail.
• 2. In large mixing bowl mix all other ingredients. Slowly pour cooled gelatin over and gently stir. Fold in topping and GENTLY stir until uniformly pink.
• 3. Set in refrigerator overnight.
• 4. All Mother's cooking was "add a bit, take out a bit". You can leave out coconut or marshmallows, trade pecans for walnuts, etc. Just be sure you GUARD your fridge, because once it's tasted, you just may have a stampede on your hands!