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Mom’s Gelatin Fruit Salad

Name: Mom's Gelatin Fruit Salad
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 12 servings
Ingredients: 2 envelopes unflavored gelatin; 1/2 cup cold water; 2 cups sugar; 2 cups orange juice; 1/2 cup lemon juice; 6 medium oranges, peeled and sectioned; 1 cup green grapes, halved; 12 maraschino cherries, halved; 1/2 cup chopped dates, optional

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Total Time:Prep: 15 min. Cook: 10 min. + chilling

By Taste Of Home Editorial Team

Recipe by Linda Stemen, Monroeville, Indiana

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Updated on Oct. 26, 2023

My mom found this recipe many years ago and has since handed it down to me and my sisters. It makes an appearance every Thanksgiving.—Linda Stemen, Monroeville, Indiana

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Mom's Gelatin Fruit Salad

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Yield:12 servings

Prep:15 min

Cook:10 min

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Ingredients

2 envelopes unflavored gelatin
1/2 cup cold water
2 cups sugar
2 cups orange juice
1/2 cup lemon juice
6 medium oranges, peeled and sectioned
1 cup green grapes, halved
12 maraschino cherries, halved
1/2 cup chopped dates, optional

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Directions

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In a small saucepan, sprinkle gelatin over cold water; let stand 1 minute. Heat and stir over low heat until gelatin is completely dissolved. Stir in sugar, orange juice and lemon juice; cook and stir 6-8 minutes or until sugar is dissolved.

2
Transfer to a bowl; refrigerate, covered, until slightly thickened, about 1-1/2 hours. Fold in fruit. Pour into a 6-cup ring mold coated with cooking spray or a 2-qt. serving bowl. Refrigerate until firm. If using a ring mold, unmold onto a serving plate.