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"gifta" salad (cranberries & cream)

(2 ratings)
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Recipe by
Cindy Olson
@cooksfromtheheart
Moorhead, MN

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!

(2 ratings)
yield 8 -10
prep time 2 Hr
cook time 15 Min

Ingredients For "gifta" salad (cranberries & cream)

  • 1 lb
    cranberries, fresh
  • 1 c
    water
  • 2 c
    white sugar
  • 2 c
    crushed saltine crackers
  • 4 Tbsp
    melted butter
  • 2 c
    whipped cream- lightly sweetened if desired (i dont sweeten mine)

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

  • 1
    Boil Cranberries in 1 Cup water until skins 'pop'.
  • 2
    Add Sugar and bring to a boil, chill thoroughly.
  • 3
    Just before serving, mixed crushed saltines with melted butter.
  • 4
    Whip cream, i whip mine so its stiff.
  • 5
    Cover bottom of clear glass bowl with a layer of cracker/butter crumbs (half the crumbs)
  • 6
    Layer on half the cooled cranberries, then a layer of whipped cream.
  • 7
    Repeat layers in same order. DELICIOUS!!!
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