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This whole thread is just more evidence for why Americans aren't allowed to make fun of Brits for our food.

I live in the midwest and collect old cookbooks. Every "salad" section is about half recipes comprised of mixed vegetables and the like, and half recipes that sound like someone took all the desserts in their house and mixed them in a big bowl with some whipped cream and jello.

My favorite was a dish made of pudding, jello, and cool whip, with fruit mixed in. I think we called it "creamsicle fluff"

Growing up in Oklahoma there were two dishes that confused me as a child.

Cranberry salad was a bowl of strawberry jello with cranberries and pecans with a layer of cool whip on top.

There was also always sweet potato casserole which was a tray of thick slices of sweet potato covered in maple syrup, sprinkled with brown sugar, and marshmallows placed on top before baking the entire thing.

And yes both were served with the savoury food, and yes there was always 10 different pies, ice cream, an assortment of cookies, and homemade caramels for dessert afterwards.

Looking back, it explains why every single male in the family was overweight.

Two non-vegetable "salads" at every holiday gathering in my childhood in southern Illinois in the '80s were Waldorf Salad and Watergate Salad.

this one is my gran's. i love frog eye salad

thing you got to remember is, before like the 70s, good fruit was canned

Can confirm. I'll be bringing Marshmallow Salad (a sacred family tradition) to Christmas dinner this year.

In case you're curious, here's the recipe:

• 1 big bag of mini marshmallows
• 1 large can of fruit cocktail
• 8oz tub of sour cream

Mix them together in your potluckiest bowl and let it sit overnight.

And yes, it's delicious.

Well, in the Christmas spirit, my family's version of these, courtesy of a century spent in Nebraska.

Line the bottom of a cake pan with pretzels, mix up mixed berry jello, with or without the true berries inside, and add whipped cream to the top. Let it set in the fridge before serving. Adds a nice bit of sweet and salty, and an appreciable crunch.

I've lived my entire life in the South, but growing up we'd occasionally visit extended family in the Midwest for a holiday. Regarding holiday meals, what the fuck is wrong with you people

I was laughing at all these weird dishes when it occurred to me that the fruit-based ones sound a lot like a dish here in Denmark with fresh fruit and 'råcreme' which is egg yolks and sugar whipped with vanilla, then gently mixed with whipped cream.

It's delicious.

I've eaten many a dish with a combination of fruit, marshmallow and some kind of fluff.

An actual recipe I grew up having in Minnesota and still occasionally make for events.

Cookie Salad

Pot-Luck, Salads Difficulty: Easy

Ingredients:

• 2 (3.4 ounce) packages instant vanilla pudding mix
• 2 cups buttermilk
• 12 oz whipped topping, thawed
• 2 (11 ounce) cans mandarin oranges, drained
• 1/2 (11 1/2 ounce) package fudge stripe cookies

Directions:

• In a large bowl, mix together the pudding mix and the buttermilk.
• Fold in the whipped topping.
• Mix in the mandarin oranges and optional pineapple chunks.
• Crush cookies and mix in.
• Chill until ready to serve.
• Decorate with any remaining cookies.

Notes: French Vanilla pudding is especially good Some like to add 1 ( 20 ounce) can pineapple chunks, drained as well

In Canada with Irish Canadian friends, my favourite was always ... JELLO SALAD ... basically a bowl of coloured jello with its of fruit in it. The bowl was usually set alongside all the turkey, potatoes, vegetables and stuffing.

Every other time of the year, it's called a children's dessert ... at Christmas time, it's known as an adult's gourmet salad.

Never understood it.

that's very accurate. btw, do you happen to have the recipe for the gummy bear casserole?

In my family it's more like key lime jello mixed with cool whip and mandarin oranges or some shit. And it always slaps

I live in the Midwest and it was a couple of different types of fruit salad. Fruit with a bunch of whipped cream.