Sawdust Salad
- Ready In:
- 3hrs 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 14
- Serves:
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10
ingredients
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BOTTOM LAYER
- 1 (3 ounce) package lemon gelatin
- 1 (3 ounce) package orange gelatin
- 2 cups boiling water
- 1 1⁄2 cups cold water
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MIDDLE LAYER
- 1 cup banana, diced
- 1⁄2 cup pecan pieces, toasted
- 1 (20 ounce) can crushed pineapple, drained with juice reserved
- 1 1⁄2 cups miniature marshmallows
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THIRD LAYER
- 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1⁄2 cup sugar
- 1 egg, slightly beaten
- 2 teaspoons butter
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TOP LAYER
- 2 cups whipped topping
- 1⁄2 cup grated cheddar cheese
directions
- Prepare 11"x7" serving dish by spraying lightly with Pam.
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TOP LAYER:
- Dissolve gelatin in small medium mixing bowl in boiling water.
- Add cold water and chill until syrupy.
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MIDDLE LAYER:
- Add bananas, nuts and drained pineapple to chilled gelatin mixture and pour into serving dish.
- Sprinkle marshmallows over top of mixture and gently push them down into gelatin.
- Refrigerate until congealed.
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THIRD LAYER:
- Mix flour and sugar in saucepan.
- Add reserved pineapple juice, egg and lemon juice.
- Begin cooking over medium heat, stirring constantly to prevent sticking.
- Continue cooking until the mixture becomes so thick that it will follow the spoon around the pan like a paste, and becomes transparent.
- Remove from heat and add butter.
- Chill thoroughly.
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TOP LAYER:
- Fold whipped topping into cooled cooked mixture.
- Spread over the congealed salad and sprinkle with grated cheese to yield the sawdust appearance.
- NOTE: Cooking time refers primarily to chilling time.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Gwanny Hill
Charlotte, NC
I am a retired RN living in Charlotte, NC. My husband died in 2003 on July 4 so my only housemates are my two dogs, FuTu and Little Bit. My 3 children and their families all live within 45 minutes of me. I love to cook, and often send meals out to sick and elderly or families with new babies. I collect cookbooks, have about 500 but still love to check 'ZAAR daily for new ideas and recipes. The cookbook I use most often is called "Recipes and Remembrances" and has 1000 recipes compiled by my Sunday School class from church members--in compiling the recipes, each committee member included their on favorites so that we could use this as our main source for cooking.