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62. Fruit salad or ambrosia

Wed Nov 27, 2024, 09:31 AM

Nov 27

Mom and me loved this dish, but no one else did and we always had too many leftovers and fruit doesn't stay good long, so we stopped having this afer mom passed 10 years ago. I have started making her Thanksgiving jello - which most don't like, but my sister and I love it and my daughter now likes it too. It's different but I love it - green jello with pecans, cheddar cheese, carrots and pineapple. Great fall colors and so refreshing!

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So, as a kid, was there a side dish on Thanksgiving that you no longer ever see? [View all] beaglelover Nov 26 OP

Creamed corn and smoked oyster casserole. k55f5r Nov 26 #1

Were those separate dishes or mixed together? 3catwoman3 Nov 26 #50

Mixed. k55f5r Nov 27 #65

Ambrosia dweller Nov 26 #2

My grandma was so proud of her Ambrosia SallyHemmings Nov 26 #4

yep Kali Nov 26 #8

Ham balls Shrek Nov 26 #3

Layered multi flavor (color) jello molds. And I don't miss them. :-) CincyDem Nov 26 #5

as a kid, the jello was one of the only thngs we ate! lol FirstLight Nov 26 #13

In Utah it was jello with marshmallows mixed in. Redleg Nov 26 #16

This👆 bamagal62 Nov 26 #29

Green jello mold with diced raw veggies in it. Irish_Dem Nov 26 #6

Whatever that jello thing was that stained the dishes. Iggo Nov 26 #7

those pearl onions are much better in the buttered peas. Kali Nov 26 #9

Pearl Onions/Beef Bourguignon ProfessorGAC Nov 26 #22

or any beef stew, really Kali Nov 26 #23

Certainly ProfessorGAC Nov 26 #25

OMG Kali Nov 26 #28

Oh, my goodness! 😄 I've never seen fresh ones! I could see that being annoying! electric_blue68 Nov 26 #46

Hmmm... I think Greek beef (sort of ?stew) Stefado... electric_blue68 Nov 26 #45

Mom's scalloped oysters and dried corn. catbyte Nov 26 #10

My mother didn't like to cook. Diamond_Dog Nov 26 #11

Giblets XanaDUer2 Nov 26 #12

Seconded. Iggo Nov 26 #17

Agree mwmisses4289 Nov 27 #64

Waldorf salad... 2naSalit Nov 26 #14

I actually don't mind it nt XanaDUer2 Nov 26 #15

try it with just whipped cream and no mayo Kali Nov 26 #24

Turnips 😕 TommieMommy Nov 26 #18

Collard Greens. Grew up on a Wisconsin farm, not in the south, but we used to love these! Ziggysmom Nov 26 #19

You'll find them on my table. Lochloosa Nov 26 #26

I can't find vinegar pepper bamagal62 Nov 26 #30

Google vinegar pepper sauce and you'll get lots of options to order some. I also like it on cabbage. MLAA Nov 26 #38

One pepper plant, some jars and vinegar. Nothing to it 😁 Lochloosa Nov 26 #43

We grew serrano peppers. markodochartaigh Nov 26 #47

My Grandfather grew bullet peppers. They make a great sauce too. Lochloosa Nov 26 #51

Here you go. Lochloosa Nov 26 #44

Thx! bamagal62 Nov 26 #57

Love a splash of the homemade pepper sauce in my Bloody Mary, too!! Ziggysmom Nov 26 #55

I miss them! I grew up in the south. They were frequently on our table just not at Thanksgiving. MLAA Nov 26 #34

Mincemeat pie WestMichRad Nov 26 #20

I love mincemeat pie! bamagal62 Nov 26 #31

Me too! Especially topped with vanilla ice cream. nt Phoenix61 Nov 26 #33

Mince pie with hard sauce! Yum! Scrivener7 Nov 26 #37

That sounds wonderful! Mom used to make mince pie every year & I loved it... Hekate Nov 27 #60

Candied beets. They came in a jar. yardwork Nov 26 #21

Lime Green Jello montanacowboy Nov 26 #27

Not a Thanksgiving dish, but my high school cafeteria used to put shredded carrots and canned peas... 3catwoman3 Nov 26 #52

I miss the onions in cream sauce. Phoenix61 Nov 26 #32

Easy peasy. Just buy some frozen pearl onions and a can of cream of onion or celery soup. Dump in a casserole sinkingfeeling Nov 26 #41

Thanks so much! I'm book marking. nt Phoenix61 Nov 26 #53

My grandmother put it in a roux with cream. Scrivener7 Nov 27 #61

Parsnips and carrots roughly mashed (more like chopped) applegrove Nov 26 #35

We had the same as you. I still make the turnips. I LOVE them! Scrivener7 Nov 26 #36

A dish of fights CountAllVotes Nov 26 #39

Bright red, spiced crab apples. sinkingfeeling Nov 26 #40

Boiled batch of green giant frozen peas. Klarkashton Nov 26 #42

Tomato aspic KitFox Nov 26 #48

Watermelon pickles and markodochartaigh Nov 26 #49

Jello enid602 Nov 26 #54

Jello molds Mz Pip Nov 26 #56

Onions, not pearl, in cheese sauce fargone Nov 27 #58

Jello. I mean, my Mom made some tasty dishes with a Jello base, but it went out of fashion decades ago... Hekate Nov 27 #59

Fruit salad or ambrosia lark Nov 27 #62

Anything made with jello. mwmisses4289 Nov 27 #63