Chinese Tea Salad

I found this recipe while researching tea parties, recipes, and how to serve tea. I love all these fruits and never really had anything like this but it's so easy. I'm sure that you'll find it delicious served with anything.

• Ready In: 2 hrs 15 mins
• Serves: 6-8

Ingredients

• 0.5 (11 ounce) can mandarin oranges (drained-reserve juice)
• 1 (8 ounce) can crushed pineapple (drained-reserve juice)
• 1 (3 ounce) package orange gelatin
• 1  cup  hot freshly brewed black tea

• Dressing

• 2 -3  tablespoons  freshly grated  orange rind
• 1⁄2 cup mayonnaise
• 1⁄2 cup  whipped cream

Directions

1. Drain oranges and pineapple, reserving liquid.
2. Set fruit aside.
3. Dissolve gelatin in hot tea, add reserved fruit juices (if necessary, add orange juice to fruit juices to equal one cup).
4. Chill until the consistency of egg whites.
5. Stir in oranges and pineapple.
6. Pour mixture into a 4-cup mold.
7. Chill several hours.
8. Combine dressing ingredients. Unmold salad onto a bed of lettuce and serve with dressing.