Apricot Salad

Another great recipe from the recipe box using the neglected fruit!

• Ready In: 20 mins
• Yields: 1 9 x 11 pan

Ingredients

• 2 (3 ounce) packages  orange Jell-O
• 2  cups boiling water
• 1 (20 ounce) can  apricots in juice, reserve juice
• 1  cup  apricot juice
• 1 (12 ounce) can crushed pineapple
• 1  cup  apricot juice
• 1⁄2 cup sugar
• 1  egg, slightly beaten
• 2  tablespoons cornstarch
• 1 (8 ounce) package  Dream Whip

Directions

1. Boil 2 cups water, and add jello till dissolved. Add 1 cup cold apricot juice. Chop the canned apricots fine and add with the remaining juice from the canned fruit to the jello. Add the crushed pineapple. Pour into 9 x 11 cake pan or your favorite jello mold. Chill till set.
2. Prepare topping to spread on jello when set. Mix together in a saucepan:1 cup apricot juice, 1/2 cup sugar, 1 egg beaten slightly, and 2 tablespoons cornstarch. Cook over med. - low heat till thickened. Add prepared pkg. of Dream Whip. Spread over chilled jello.