When I was 13, my friend and I started collecting recipes. We went through our mothers kitchen cupboards and wrote to each company telling them that we liked their product and would like to have some recipes. Wow, did we get mail!! We received packets with paperback cookbooks, pamphlets, etc. That started my love for recipes! I found a recipe for Cranberry Orange Salad in a Rolodex recipe holder that my grandma had given my mom for Christmas one year. I made it for Thanksgiving just after I turned 14 and have been making it every Thanksgiving and Christmas since then. So I have been making it for many, many years!! I always make a double recipe so that we have enough to have with turkey sandwiches!!
I hope that your family enjoys this salad as much as mine has.
Cranberry Orange Salad
2 c. ground fresh cranberries
1 med. apple, peeled, cored and ground
¾ c. sugar
1 med. orange, peeled, seeded and ground
1 pkg. cranberry Jell-O
2/3 c. boiling water
½ c. chopped nuts
Combine cranberries, apple, orange and sugar. Blend thoroughly. Let stand 15 minutes. Place Jell-O in mixing bowl. Add water. Stir until gelatin is dissolved. Cool slightly. Add cranberry mixture and nuts. Blend. Spread evenly in 5 - ½ c. molds or 2½ c. mold. Chill until firm. Unmold. Serves 5
