7-up Salad

This sounds weird, it tastes great. My mom made this every thanksgiving and Christmas. I lost the recipe, then found something similar and added the ingredients that mom had in her salad. To me its comfort food and a walk down memory lane.

• Ready In: 1 hr 5 mins
• Serves: 12

Ingredients

• 2 (3 ounce) boxes lime Jell-O gelatin
• 2  cups boiling water
• 2  cups  7-Up soda
• 1 (20 ounce) can crushed pineapple, well drained,reserve juice
• 1  cup miniature marshmallow
• 1  cup cottage cheese
• 1⁄2 cup sugar
• 2  tablespoons cornstarch
• 1  cup  pineapple juice (reserved)
• 1  egg, beaten
• 1 (8 ounce) container Cool Whip
• 1⁄2 cup  chopped walnuts

Directions

1. Dissolve Jello in boiling water.
2. Add 7-up and cool until partially set.
3. Add crushed pineapple, saving juice for topping.
4. Add miniature marshmallows and cottage cheese.
5. Place mixture in a 13x9 in.
6. pan and refrigerate.
7. For topping: Mix sugar and corn starch.
8. Add pineapple juice and beaten egg.
9. Mix well and cook until thickened.
10. Cool.
11. Mix cool whip into cooled topping mixture, add nuts and mix well.
12. Spread over top of jello mixture.
13. Refrigerate.