WIEMERS
HERITAGE RECIPE |
Recipe
No. 040 |
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Name
of Dish: |
Lime
Jell-O Congealed Salad |
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| Submitted
By: |
Letha
Wiemers Garrison |
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| Source
of Recipe: |
Hilda
Stiegler Wiemers |
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STORY BEHIND THE DISH:
Grandma used to make this for every Wiemers reunion that I can remember. I always used to look forward to the reunion because I knew she would make it. She also made it for special occasions when the whole family would get together.
| INGREDIENTS: | |
1
small package Lime Jell-O |
1
cup evaporated milk |
1
cup hot water |
1
cup pecans, finely chopped |
| 1 large package cream cheese, softened | Maraschino cherries, optional |
| 1 small can crushed pineapple | |
DIRECTIONS:
Dissolve Jell-O in hot water. Add drained pineapple juice. Slowly mix soft cream cheese and evaporated milk into Jell-O until smooth. Stir in crushed pineapple and pecans. Chill 2-3 hours before serving. Garnish with red maraschino cherries if desired. This recipe can be doubled.