Christmas Salads

Time for another recipe or two.

Mom had some really great salad recipes that were just as much a part of our Christmas dinners as was the family gathering. She had a pretty cut glass bowl that this first one was always served in, and it just said "Merry Christmas" Besides that, it was delicious, and we all loved it. Hope you do, too.

24 HOUR SALAD

yolks of 4 eggs
juice of 1 1/2 lemons
pinch of salt
1 1/2 tbsp. sugar

Cook the above ingredients together until thick, and then cool.
Mix 1 cup of cream, whipped into the cooled sauce. Then add,
1 lb. marshmallaws, cut up
1 lb. green grapes, cup up
1 large can sliced pineapple, cut up

Chill for 24 hours, and garnish with maraschino cherries before serving.
MERRY CHRISTMAS

Here's another 24-hour salad that she made which could put in a glass dish or a ring mold and decorated to look like a wreath. It's a good one, as well.

MOM'S 24-HOUR CHRISTMAS SALAD

2 pkg. (3 oz) cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup powdered sugar
1/2 cup Miracle Whip
1 #2 1/2 can of fruit cocktail, drained
1 small can crushed pineapple
20 chopped large marshmallows
1/2 cup nut meats
1 cup whipped cream (1/2 cup unwhipped)

Mix cheese, powdered sugar, and Miracle Whip. Fold in rest of ingredients. Refrigerate overnight, and decorate with maraschino cherries. If you put this in a ring mold to look like a wreath, you can slice some green candied cherries for leaves.

Enjoy!