This is the dish that I most looked forward to at Thanksgiving and Christmas at Mr. Bobby's family home.
1 can sour cherries
1 small can crushed pineapple
1 orange, juice and rind (grated)
1 pkg. lemon jello
1 cup sugar
1 envelope Knox gelatin (unflavored)
1 cup chopped nuts (pecans)
Dissolve Knox gelatin in 1/4 cup water.
Heat cherries w/ juice, sugar, and pineapple w/ juice in saucepan.
Bring to a boil so sugar dissolves.
Add lemon jello and Knox gelatin.
Let cool.
Add orange juice, grated rind and nuts. (If needed, add a few drops red food coloring for color.)
Pour into square glass dish and chill until firm.
Cut into squares.
I know Mr. Bobby's mom's recipes sometimes found their way into Southern Living but my corn bread and my fried corn were just as good and my fried okra was actually even better than hers.
I didn't really like her cornbread dressing which I always referred to as sage dressing (way too much sage, way too much!) ... and I don't like giblet gravy. My mother made the best brown cream turkey gravy which was perfect on the turkey open faced sandwiches that we would have Thanksgiving night and the rest of the week.But her cherry salad was to die for! Mr. Bobby's mother and I would see which of us could eat more ... I think that she got a kick out of that.
Enjoy!
Some times, these days, it's a little challenging finding sour cherries. But this salad is worth it. It's sweet enough to be tasty but not so sweet that it rivals your holiday desserts. It will satisfy those that aren't real partial to sweets.
ReplyDeleteCarol's reputation for always telling like it was is well deserved ... their fried corn, cornbread and fried okra were very similar tasting ... but, anybody not liking Mama's cornbread dressing and giblet gravy needs to have their taste buds examined... it too, was to die for ... as were her fried chicken, rice and brown gravy!
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