"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