Molded Cranberry Salad

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 16
• 1 (6 ounce) package strawberry jell-o gelatin dessert
• 2 cups boiling water
• 1 teaspoon finely grated orange rind
• 1 (14 ounce) can crushed pineapple with juice, drained well,reserving juice
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1 cup fresh cranberries, stemmed,sorted,washed and chopped
• 1/2 cup finely diced celery
• 1/2 cup walnuts, coarsely chopped

Recipe

• 1 dissolve gelatin in simmering water in large heatproof bowl.
• 2 stir in orange rind.
• 3 pour reserved pineapple juice into 2-cup measure.
• 4 add lemon juice and enough cold water to total 2 cups.
• 5 stir into gelatin mixture.
• 6 refrigerate 1 to 1 1/2 hours or until consistency of unbeaten egg whites.
• 7 fold in cranberries, celery, walnuts and pineapple.
• 8 pour into lightly oiled 1-quart fluted ring mold or crown mold.
• 9 chill at least 25 hours or until very firm.
• 10 when ready to serve, loosen edge of mold with thin knife.
• 11 dip mold quickly in hot water to loosen salad, then invert onto serving plate.
• 12 cut in slim wedges to serve.