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Salad/Dressing: Harvest Cranberry Mold

Source of Recipe

sneakykitchen.com


List of Ingredients

2 cups water
2 pkgs. (3 oz. each) cranberry-flavored gelatin
1 cup cranberry or cran-apple juice cocktail
2 medium pears or apples, cored and chopped� (Note)
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
Red and green grapes for garnish (optional)


Recipe

Microwave 2 cups water on high 3 to 5 minutes until boiling.� Carefully remove from microwave and stir in the gelatin until completely dissolved, about 2 minutes. Pour cranberry juice cocktail into a large measuring cup or bowl.� Add enough ice to equal 1-3/4 cups.� Stir gelatin mixture into cranberry juice until ice is dissolved.� Chill mixture until slightly thickened, about 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.� Mixture should be about the consistency of unbeaten egg whites.
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Spray a gelatin ring mold (Tupperware�sells a great one) with non-stick cooking spray and wipe smooth with a small piece of paper towel.� When gelatin mixture has thickened, gently stir in apples (or pears) and walnuts. � Pour into prepared mold.� Seal and refrigerate until gelatin is firm, several ours or overnight.

To serve, remove seal and unmold onto a serving place.� If desired, fill center with grapes.

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Variations:

* For a Spiced Cranberry Mold, add 1/2 teaspoon pumpkin-pie spice with the boiling water.

* For an Orange-Cranberry Mold, substitute 2 peeled, chopped oranges or 2 � 11-oz. cans mandarin oranges, drained, for the apples or pears.

* For a Cranberry Salad Mold, add 1 tablespoon lemon juice with the boiling water, and 1/2 cup shopped celery with the pears.

* For a Triple Cranberry Mold, substitute 1 container cranberry fruit relish for the pears.