"gifta" salad (cranberries & cream)

Name: "Gifta" Salad (Cranberries & Cream)
Prep time: 2 h
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 1 pound(s) cranberries, fresh; 1 cup(s) water; 2 cup(s) white sugar; 2 cup(s) crushed saltine crackers; 4 tablespoon(s) melted butter; 2 cup(s) whipped cream- lightly sweetened if desired (i dont sweeten mine)

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Cindy Olson

Moorhead, MN

Updated on Nov 16, 2010

This is from my Great Aunt Helen, a well loved cook and baker. I miss her, but enjoy making many of her recipes she shared with us at the last family reunion before her death. Thank You Aunt Helen!

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prep time 2 Hr

cook time 15 Min

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yield 8-10 serving(s)

Ingredients

1 pound cranberries, fresh
1 cup water
2 cups white sugar
2 cups crushed saltine crackers
4 tablespoons melted butter
2 cups whipped cream- lightly sweetened if desired (i dont sweeten mine)

How To Make "gifta" salad (cranberries & cream)

Step 1

Boil Cranberries in 1 Cup water until skins 'pop'.

Step 2

Add Sugar and bring to a boil, chill thoroughly.
Step 3

Just before serving, mixed crushed saltines with melted butter.
Step 4

Whip cream, i whip mine so its stiff.
Step 5

Cover bottom of clear glass bowl with a layer of cracker/butter crumbs (half the crumbs)
Step 6

Layer on half the cooled cranberries, then a layer of whipped cream.
Step 7

Repeat layers in same order. DELICIOUS!!!
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