I still make one with lime yello, 2 pkg...shredded carrots, can pineapple tidbits drained and sunflower seeds....let yello set up a little and then mix in the rest....favorite to/go for potlucks...

yes please put your recipe, love to eat these salads. Also for those of you who like beets, you can take beets, wash them and cut off stems and wrap in foil and bake at 400 for an hours, the peel easily after baking and taste amazing. I just found out that using beet stems in soup add tons of flavor and saw on line you can also just stir fry them!

Just reminded me- Gotta go look up recipe for a broccoli salad- yum!

An old favorite for gals lunches. Drain a can of pineapple slices and save the juice. Let the pineapple slices remain in the can. Prepare any kind of jello you prefer, I used lime, replace water with the pineapple juice and pour over the pineapple slices. I also used less fluid when mixing the jello so it would be more solid. Refrigerate. When ready to serve simply dump out the can and slice between the pineapple slice. Place on lettuce leaf or whatever you choose - garnish and serve. I have used this as both a salad or w/o the lettuce garnished as a dessert topped with toasted coconut and a maraschino cherry.

Layer in an 8 x 8" pan or 9 x 13" if making for a crowd. The amounts are up to you. Layer in the order given....top ingredient will be on the bottom.

Lettuce, chopped
Celery, sliced
Onion, sliced
1T sugar
Frozen peas, semi-thawed
Mayo, spread out like frosting
Sharp cheddar cheese, shredded
Bacon Bits

You might need to pack it down as you go....especially after the pea layer. Cover with plastic or foil and refrigerate at least 8 hours. This is so surprising.

My mother had a different take on the carrot salad...we had it frequently for Sunday dinner, you can make it the night before. Shredded carrots, a bit of sweet onion, mayo, and chopped up hard boiled eggs. mix and store in fridge over night.

Spam Salad

Cooked, cooled macaronni
cubed spam
cubed cheddar cheese
can of drained peas or thawed frozen
mayonnaise (sp?)

Blend all together, put in frig and bring out for supper on a hot day. Yes, ladies there is Spam in this dish. My mom used to make this a lot, but I think it was before the 70's.

I could never see the point of vegetables in Jello. One is a side dish and one is dessert. Fruit in Jello, Yes!!

That spam salad sounds good but if someone suggests spam in jello I am going to lose my lunch!!

Usually the school lunches were good (late 1950's) - the cooks must have decided to have a clean out the refrigerator day - because they put canned vegetables (peas, corn) in red jello.

We used to call the lemon jello, shredded carrots, pineapple concoction "Golden Glow Salad" - I think it had a touch of lemon juice in it, too, to liven up the flavor a bit.

yep...thats how I make it....crushed pineapple/shredded carrots, vinegar, sugar, mayo, you can also swap out the pineapple for a can of mandarin oranges. I'd add a little onion too if it was sweet.