"Karen in NC" wrote in message
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Tried and true, and tasty!

ORANGE GLOW SALAD

1 can (8 oz.) crushed pineapple in juice
2 packages (4-serving size) sugar-free orange gelatin
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 cups boiling water
1 1/2 cups cold liquid (water plus reserved pineapple juice)
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1 cup shredded/grated carrot

Drain pineapple, reserving juice. Add cold water to juice to make 1 1/2
cups. Dissolve gelatin and salt in boiling water. Add lemon juice and
cold water and juice mixture. Chill until thickened. Fold in pineapple
and carrots. Spoon into 6-cup mold or bowl. Chill until firm, about 3
hours. Unmold. Garnish as desired. Makes about eight 1/2-cup servings.

Per serving: 6g carbohydrate; 25 calories

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PINEAPPLE LIME TEMPTATION

1 can (8 oz.) crushed pineapple in juice
2 packages (4-serving size) sugar-free lime gelatin
2 cups boiling water
1 1/2 cups cold liquid (water plus reserved pineapple juice)
1/2 teaspoon ginger

Mix dry gelatin and ginger in bowl; set aside. Drain pineapple, reserving
juice. Dissolve gelatin and ginger in boiling water. Add water and juice
mixture. Chill until thickened. Fold in pineapple and pour into 6-cup
mold or bowl. Chill until firm, about 4 hours. Unmold. Garnish as
desired. Makes about eight 1/2-cup servings.

Per serving: 4.5g carbohydrate; 19 calories.

Note: You can speed up the "chill until thickened" part of these recipes
by putting the filled mold/bowl in the freezer for 60-90 minutes. After
60 minutes, check often as mixture will thicken quickly once it's cold.
At that point, add the pineapple (and carrots, if making Orange Glow
Salad) and finish chilling in the refrigerator until firm.


My mother used to use a lot of Jell-O (not sugar-free, but her "recipes"
could easily be adapted). One I remember was served as a salad. She would
grate *lots* of cabbage (avoid the core, or "heart") and add it to lime
Jell-O. Another was bananas layered into either orange or strawberry Jell-O,
sometimes with crushed pineapple added. That one was used as either salad
or dessert. Jell-O should be cool before adding bananas so they won't turn
brown. And, finally, sometimes she would add chopped up apples and walnuts.

MaryL