What would a mid-century salad week be without molded salads? Nothing – it would be nothing. Molded salads were a THING, so here we go. Salmon Mold Molded Apple Salad Grandmother’s Frozen Fruit Salad Is it dessert? Is it salad? Who knows. It does look tasty.
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Blueberry Cream Cheese Molded Salad
Oh dear me, there are so many things wrong with this Blueberry Cream Cheese Molded Salad that is Card 37 in the salads area of My Great Recipes. “One layer is blueberries in gelatin, and the second is a creamy cheese mixture that takes the place of a dressing “ Blech. Definitely do not serve…
Guacamole Mold
Here’s a wacky 70s approach to Guacamole that just might work these days. How would you update this for modern times? I’m thinking it could use some jalapenos or cilantro. And I like guac that is more chunky than smooth, so I might not process it for so long. And I have to admit I’m…
Cottage Cheese Salad Mold With Limeade
Ideally suited for a hot summer day’s luncheon or buffet menu is this ring mold that tastes as refreshing as it looks. Fill the center with fruits of the season, such as cherries in summer and mandarin oranges in winter, or as we have done, with vine-riped black grapes. Fruits, such as grapes and cherries,…
Strawberry Refrigerator Cake
Nothing like a yummy cake, right? Here’s a recipe for a strawberry cake from the Michigan Consolidated Gas Company in the mid-1950s. Just make sure you’ve got an Angel Food Cake in the house first.