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Grandma’s Jellied Carrot & Pineapple Salad (aka Orange Carrot Jello)

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Over Christmas break my sister put together a fun dinner to remember my grandmother by. She passed away a few years ago and I miss her dearly.  Her only child was my dad, so we were hers.  She loved us and cared for us so much.  All the married couples up until she went to live at a care center lived in her basement for at least a few months.  8 months after we moved in she fell and broke her hip and lived in a care center until she passed away.  
 
For over 15 years of her life she would serve Sunday dinner to us. (about 8 years of my life and then every so often after my parents divorced.)  She wasn’t an amazing chef, she was just grandma and she made good food. 
 
Here is one of her traditional meals that we had that my sister did at her house over Christmas…Spinach Souffle (Green Giant Brand), Bread Sticks (Rhodes brand or from a Can) Chicken Spaghetti (funny story, I actually hated this growing up because of the cream of mushroom soup.  When I told my family that at dinner mouths dropped, and my sister felt bad, then my brother said he hated it also…haha! But we ate it and my taste buds must be different now because it was delicious!)  and of course Grandma’s Jellied Carrot & Pineapple Salad (aka Orange Carrot Jello) served with a dollop of May on top! I love that word “dollop”.
I was in charge of the Grandma’s Jellied Carrot & Pineapple Salad.  It looks weird, it sounds weird, and it tastes awesome! (I even like to add the Mayo, weird huh!?!)
 

Grandma’s Jellied Carrot & Pineapple Salad
  • 1 Package Orange Jello
  • 1 Cup Boiling Water
  • 1 Cup Canned Pineapple
  • 1 T Vinegar
  • 1/2 t. salt
  • 1 cup drained crushed pineapple
  • 1 cup grated raw carrot
  • 1 cup grapes (halved or quarted)
Make jello with boiling water and juice.   Add vinegar and salt. Chill until slightly thickened.  Add carrots, grapes and pineapple.  Chill until firm.
And yes my grandma would serve it with a dollop of Mayo on top.  Weird but good!
 
Here is a plate of what our dinners would have looked like, and we always had a tub of butter going around the table to dip our bread sticks in.  And of course Grape Juice mixed with Sprite!
Let me know if you try this and what you think!  I think you will like it!

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