Mandarin Orange Salad

Ingredients

2 cans (11 ounces each) mandarin oranges
2 packages (3 ounces each) orange-flavored gelatin
1 pint Roberts Orange Sherbet
1 can (13 1/2 ounce) crushed pineapple, drained
strawberries, optional
mandarin oranges, optional

Preparation

Drain mandarin oranges, reserving liquid. Add water to reserved liquid to measure 1 1/2 cups. Bring liquid to a boil, remove from heat and add gelatin, stirring until dissolved. Add sherbet, stirring until melted. Chill until slightly thickened; fold in drained oranges and pineapple. Pour mixture into a 2 quart mold and chill until firm. Unmold and garnish with strawberries and additional mandarin oranges, if desired.

Recipe Contributed By: Mrs. Carl V. Smith, Omaha, Nebraska

Yield: 8 to 10 servings

Special note: we no longer distribute eggs or margarine, but have left the recipes as originally printed to maintain their integrity.