Aunt Ann's Pineapple Salad
SUBMITTED by Lauren Jensen,
Northern Michigan
“This is a family favorite; no
holiday is complete without this salad. Recipe came originally from
my Great Aunt Ann”
2 tablespoons unflavored gelatin
soaked in 1/2 cup cold water
1 cup boiling water.
1 cup sugar
Grated zest of 1/2 an orange
1/2 cup fresh orange juice.
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
16 oz of ginger ale, (preferably
Canada Dry)
1 cup + 3 tablespoons crushed
pineapple
1 (8oz.) package cream cheese
softened
3-4 tablespoons powdered sugar.
Add cold
water and gelatin mixture to the boiling water. Stir in the sugar to
dissolve. Then add orange and lemon juice then grated zest. Stir
well; add 1 cup pineapple and ginger ale. Place in pretty serving
bowl. Chill over night or at least 8 hours. Top with the following
mixture. Blend cream cheese with 3 tablespoons pineapple and a
little powdered sugar to desired sweetness.
