Salads and Side Dishes

Ribbon Salad

A three-layer gelatin salad (lime, a creamy lemon layer, then cherry) in a 14x10x2 pan.

Ingredients

Lime layer:

• 2 (3 oz) packages lime flavored gelatin
• 2 cups hot water
• 2 cups cold water

Creamy layer:

• 1 (3 oz) package lemon flavored gelatin
• 1 cup hot water
• 1/2 cup miniature marshmallows
• 1 cup pineapple juice, drained from the pineapple
• 1 (8 oz) package cream cheese
• 1 can crushed pineapple (see note)
• 1 cup heavy cream, whipped, or 1 packet Dream Whip
• 1/2 cup mayonnaise

Cherry layer:

• 2 (3 oz) packages cherry flavored gelatin
• 2 cups hot water
• 2 cups cold water

Directions

1. Dissolve the lime gelatin in 2 cups hot water. Add 2 cups cold water. Pour into a 14x10x2 pan. Chill until partly set.
2. Dissolve the lemon gelatin in 1 cup hot water in the top of a double boiler. Add the marshmallows and stir until melted.
3. Remove from heat. Add the 1 cup drained pineapple juice and the cream cheese. Beat until well blended and stir in the pineapple. Cool slightly.
4. Fold in the whipped cream and mayonnaise. Chill until thickened.
5. Pour over the lime gelatin as a layer. Chill until almost set.
6. Dissolve the cherry gelatin in 2 cups hot water. Add 2 cups cold water. Chill until syrupy. Pour over the pineapple layer.
7. Chill until firm.

Notes

• The original ingredient list says "1 can crushed pineapple juice." It most likely means a can of crushed pineapple, whose juice is the cup of pineapple juice used above. The can size is not given.