Spiced Peach Salad

Spiced Peach Salad

Ingredients:

4      - oranges
1      - (22-ounce) jar pickled peaches, undrained
1      - (16 1/2-ounce) can pitted sweet Royal Ann cherries, undrained
1      - (6-ounce) package lemon flavored gelatin
1      - cup boiling water
1      - cup chopped pecans
        - Lettuce leaves


Procedure:

Step 1
- Peel and section oranges over a bowl, reserving any juice. Chop orange sections, set aside

Step 2
- Drain peaches and cherries, reserving juices. Remove pits from peaches, chop peaches and cherries, and set aside

Step 3
- Combine reserved fruit juice, add enough water to make 3 cups liquid. Set aside

Step 4
- Combine gelatin and boiling water in a large bowl, stirring until gelatin fruit juice mixture, and chill until the consistency of unbeaten egg white.

Step 5
- Fold fruit and chopped pecans into gelatin mixture. Spoon mixture into a lightly oiled 7-cup mold. Cover and chill until firm.

Step 6
- Unmold gelatin salad onto a lettuce-lined plate for serving.

Yield: 14 to 16 servings.

Recipe By: Brenda H. Rohe
From: Charlotte, North Carolina
Book: Southern Living
Page: 222