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apricot salad, mom's

Recipe by
Megan Stewart
Middletown, OH

This is one of Mom's recipes that I added into the Head Start cookbook I compiled for a fundraiser. Not surprisingly, I had not gotten many entries for salads or anything with fruit!

yield 8 serving(s)
method Stove Top

Ingredients For apricot salad, mom's

  • 2 c
    water
  • 1 c
    apricot juice or pineapple juice
  • 2 pkg
    orange jello
  • 1 can
    apricots (i substitue peaches)
  • 1 c
    miniature marshmallows
  • 1 can
    crushed pineapple
  • 2 Tbsp
    butter
  • 3 Tbsp
    flour
  • 1 c
    fruit juice
  • 1 Tbsp
    lemon juice
  • 1/2 c
    sugar
  • 1
    egg, beaten
  • 1 pinch
    salt
  • 1
    container cool whip lite
  • 1 pkg
    grated cheddar cheese

How To Make apricot salad, mom's

  • 1
    Mix water, juice, jello, apricots, marshmallows and pineapple and put into a 9x13. Cook remaining ingredients except cool whip and cheese, when thickened, combine with gelatin and thicken completely. When ready to serve, spread with cool whip and sprinkle with cheese. Cut into squares and serve.

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