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Ingredients

  • 1 pkg. lime Jello™ (double) 
  • 1 20 oz. can drained pineapple (save juice) 
  • 1 1/2 cups thinly sliced and quartered cucumber 
  • 2 tbsp. horseradish 
  • 1 tsp. salt 
  • 1/2 tsp. grated onion 
  • 2 tbsp. vinegar 

Method

  1. Dissolve Jello™ in 2 cups boiling water.
  2. Add 2 cups pineapple juice and cold water, combined. 
  3. Chill until slightly thickened. 
  4. Meanwhile mix prepared cucumber with horseradish, salt, onion and vinegar.
  5. Let stand until Jello™ mixture is slightly thickened, then fold into Jello™ 1 1/3 cups of drained crushed pineapple and cucumber mixture. 
  6. Put in one very large or two smaller moulds. Chill until firm. 
  7. Makes 10–12 servings.
  8. May be prepared the day before.

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From the Glebe Archives: A recipe from the 1972 church cookbook written by the Women of Glebe Road United Church in Toronto, ON, Canada. The recipe features lime green Jello™, horseradish, onions and pineapple. Jello™ salads were inexplicably popular in the 1970s. New recipes shared every month. Subscribe to get more recipes.