Posted on 12/19/2016 4:22:19 PM PST by SaveFerris
Thanks for the ping. I had forgotten all about Watergate salad. LOL
I do somethng ng similar. Frankly I’ve never known Watergate Salad to include fruit cocktail.
Couple of tubs of whipped topping
Mix in a couple pkgs of Pistachio instant pudding mix
Drain a can of crushed pineapple and mix it in.
Work quickly as the pudding mix sets up the Cool Whip in nothing flat.
Hi guys.
Yeah, I changed it up for the 3rd iteration - really the only change was the Fruit Cocktail only — I needed to use one out of the backup rotation.
Gives me a spare can of crushed pineapple for the 4th time, maybe in 21 days or so.
I like seeing where the color-enhanced mini marshmallows bleed off a little color. I can hardly do any recipe with out messing around with something, most of the time.
I’m going to have to try a couple other versions, too. ;)
Bless you both!!
My sis used to make this when we were kids...one of her many “specialties” :)
This sounds incredibly disgusting.
Real whipped cream stands head and shoulders above “whipped topping”.
I do not understand why folks would ever use the fake stuff.
When I met my wife she had never, ever had real whipped cream at family gatherings. I taught her how to make it. 3 ingredients, big whoop.
I refuse to live a trailer park lifestyle!
[This sounds incredibly disgusting.]
Well, I’m sure glad you stopped by to tell us!
I went to a work Christmas party last night and I couldn’t believe what they had for dessert: Watergate Cake! It was a white cake with the salad as a topping. Very good.
Interesting. There’s a a different idea!
My mom always used to make a jello mold, lime jello, cream cheese, crushed pineapple and walnut pieces. At least that’s what I remember. Tried several years ago to recreate it and had little success.
Are you going to have a thread this week??
I think I’ve seen that. I like the idea of budget-friendly, too. Cream cheese was on a great sale here a week ago. About 2/3 off.
One female comedian said, somebody was making cookies but cutting paste out of a tube and putting it on a baking sheet.
That’s not baking cookies.
Putting water in the bowl to the dried mix powder already prepared, THEN putting it on the cookie sheet, THAT’S making cookies!
I laughed.
We definitely have lost a few things the way folks made them. Those skills can still be found but they are harder to find. I just try to work my way around the sale items to make stuff. I am able, right now, to stock up on loss-leaders and some other items all bought at very decent prices.
I just got done making a big batch of toffee. I only make it at Christmas. Most will go to the neighbors with 7 young kids. They are a big help to us year round. Will save a little for us. Not cheap to make by any means.
Yeah, I’m not surprised. Well, not everything is budget-friendly. Other than cake or gelatin, I thought this would be cheap enough for a lot of folks because you get so many servings. Hope it works for folks.
They still serve it in cafeterias.
You are so right! I only use whipped topping when I am making something like this Watergate salad. We have taught our children (except the youngest) to make real whipped cream. They all prefer the real stuff. I had one of them make coffee the other night and another made whipped cream to dollop in it. Mmm.
And I had hoped it was a fad that would disappear forever.
Different strokes for different folks I guess.
I think I’ll post one tomorrow night. We’re having an unexpected houseguest this week, and I’m in a flurry of activity ;-)
Cafeterias are dying out so Watergate Salad and Cherry Fluff may some day just be a memory.
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