This recipe must be made several hours in advance and has a lot of ingredients, but it is worth the work! It was one of my children's favorite foods. It can be made in a regular mixing bowl, but is pretty enough to put in a fancy glass bowl...

Sun-Day Salad

  • 1 pkg lemon,lime or orange gelatin (4 serving size)

  • 1C.crushed pineapple (drain and reserve juice)

  • 4 large bananas sliced into coins

  • about 80 miniature marshmallows

  • 1/2 C sugar

  • 2 Tablespoons butter

  • 2 Tablespoons cornstarch

  • 1 C cream (to be whipped)

  • 1 C grated cheese (cheddar or "Velveeta")
    1. Mix gelatin according to package directions for a molded salad.
    2. Stir in the pineapple,bananas, and marshmallows.
    3. Allow to set.

      Topping

      1. Add enough water to pineapple juice to make 1C.
      2. Mix the sugar, butter and cornstarch into the juice.
      3. Cook and stir over medium heat until the mixture thickens (should look like lemon pie filling)
      4. Whip cream and then fold in the thickened juice mixture.
      5. Top the geletin with the whipped cream mixture.
      6. Spread the grated cheese over the top.

        Must be stored in the refrigerator and served chilled.

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