Grandma Cook’s Strawberry Jello Salad
This is a traditional holiday dish for my mom’s side of the family. I think for non-midwesterners it may seem a little strange, but these sorts of “jello salads” are very common at church picnics and pot-lucks. This is my particular favorite, though there are a couple others I like almost as well. I’ll try to take a nice picture next time I make it for a holiday gathering!
- 1 pkg Cherry Jello, large size or two small
- 2 cups Boiling Water
- 1 pkg Frozen Strawberries, large size mostly thawed at least
- 1 can Crushed pineapple, tall size, drained
- ⅔ cup Mashed Bananas
- 1 pkg Sour Cream (12 or 16 oz size)
- Dissolve Jello in boiling water by stirring at least two minutes.
- To the Jello, add strawberries, pineapple and bananas.
- Pour half of mixture into 9×13″ pan and put in fridge until set (keep remaining mixture at room temp).
- Mix up sour cream until lightened, and spread on Jello layer.
- Top with remaining Jello mixture.
- Refridgerate until set.