Cranberry Salad

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I can’t express how much I LOVE this cranberry salad!!!  Not only is it delicious but it is a beautiful dish – vibrant red!  You cannot go wrong with this salad.  Try it for Thanksgiving or Christmas!  🙂

This recipe was given to me by my good friend Marinda and her Great Aunt Mildred.

Cranberry Salad

1 lb. cranberries, washed
2 whole oranges, peeled
1 3/4 C. sugar
1 C. pecans, chopped
1 large can crushed pineapple in syrup
3 small pkgs cherry jello
2 C. hot water & 1 C. cold water

Grind cranberries & oranges (a food processor works great!)  Cover with sugar.  Dissolve jello in hot water, then add cold water, letting jello cool.  Add pineapple, pecans & cranberry mixture.  Pour into a mold (or whatever dish you prefer.)  I like to put my mine in a glass dish then once it’s jelled, I then scoop it into a decorative bowl.   Let set for 24 hrs.

*Once you have grinded the cranberries and oranges, and then added the sugar, you can put this mixture in the freezer.  You can have cranberry salad anytime of the year!

PS – HAPPY BIRTHDAY GRANDMA!  🙂