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christmas cranberry salad

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Recipe by
Neysa Bassham
@Neysa
Red Oak, TX

My mother found this recipe years and years ago and made it every year at the holidays. I have continued the tradition for many years myself.

It's very delicious. Takes a bit of time to make it ... but OH so worth it.

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yield 16 (depends on serving size)
prep time 1 Hr
method No-Cook or Other

Ingredients For christmas cranberry salad

  • 1 pkg
    cranberries - chopped *
  • 1/2 c
    apples - chopped
  • 2 c
    sugar (stir occasionally while fixing other parts of salad)
  • 2 pkg
    lemon jell-o ... small size
  • 1 pkg
    cherry jell-o ... small size
  • 3 c
    hot water - boiling
  • 1/2 c
    pineapple juice
  • 1 c
    nuts, chopped
  • 1 c
    crushed pineapple (8 oz.)
  • 1 lb
    seedless grapes - cut up (i cut each grape in half then each half in about 6 pieces)

How To Make christmas cranberry salad

  • 1
    Mix these 3 items and let stand:

    1 package Cranberries - chopped *
    ½ cup apples - chopped
    2 cups sugar

    (stir occasionally while fixing other parts of salad)
  • 2
    Mix and let cool down:

    2 small pkg. Lemon Jell-O
    1 small pkg. Cherry Jell-O
    3 cups hot water - boiling
    ½ cup pineapple juice
  • 3
    Mix cranberry mixture and Jell-O mixture together
  • 4
    Add:

    1 cup nuts, chopped
    1 cup crushed pineapple (8 oz.)
    1 lb seedless grapes - cut up
  • 5
    Pour in 9x13 GLASS pan and place in refrigerator to chill.
  • 6
    * Easiest way to chop cranberries is to freeze and then put frozen cranberries in food processor with chopping blade in bottom and chop very fine. (pulverize) Do a small amount at a time.
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