"Peter Aitken" > wrote in
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> "Wayne Boatwright" > wrote in message
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>> Incredulously, "Peter Aitken" > wrote in
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>> > "Wayne Boatwright" > wrote in message
>> > ...
>> >> Incredulously, Kate Connally > wrote in
>> >> :
>> >>
>> >> > Hi,
>> >> > My aunt lost her Cranberry Waldorf Salad recipe
>> >> > and asked me to try to find it for her on the internet.
>> >> > I googled and found many of them. but they are unfortunately
>> >> > not the one she had. It is not a gelatin salad. It is
>> >> > similar to Ambrosia. It had miniature marshmallows in
>> >> > it. Also sour cream. She's not sure but she thinks it
>> >> > might have had some coolwhip also.
>> >> >
>> >> > If anyone has this recipe I'd appreciate their sharing
>> >> > it with me.
>> >> >
>> >> > TIA,
>> >> > Kate
>> >>
>> >> Kate, I think this is exactly the recipe your aunt is looking
>> >> for...
>> >>
>> >> Cranberry Waldorf Salad
>> >>
>> >> 1 bag fresh cranberries
>> >> 1 cup sugar
>> >> 2 cups mini-marshmallows
>> >> 2 apples cut up into bite-size pieces
>> >> 3/4 cup of seedless green grapes cut in half
>> >> 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
>> >> 1 carton Cool Whip or Cool Whip lite
>> >>
>> >> Night Befo In a food processor or chopper, grind 1 bag of fresh
>> >> cranberries. Put in large bowl and add 1 cup of sugar and 2 cups
>> >> of white mini-marshmallows. Place in fridge overnight.
>> >>
>> >> Remove bowl from fridge. Add apples, grapes and nuts (you can add
>> >> more or less to taste). Fold in 1 carton of Cool Whip and then
>> >> transfer salad into serving bowl. Keep chilled until served.
>> >>
>> >
>> > No offense, but ... any recipe that has marshmallows *or* cool whip
>> > in it should be consigned to the garbage. Any recipe that has
>> > *both* in it should be buried in the radioactive waste dump.
>> >
>> > Jeez, there is so much delicious food out there, why would anyone
>> > come up with such a horror?
>>
>> Sorry, but offense taken, Peter. I never said this was a good recipe,
>> nor is it mine and I have never made it. I simply supplied what was
>> requested. On the occasions where I can help, I like to see people
>> get what they want, whether or not it coincides with my personal
>> taste.
>>
>> Why don't you get off your high horse?
>>
>
> My comment was not aimed at you. If you are willing to supply recipes
> to people who request them, then good for you. I was cmomenting about
> the recipe itself and the notion, strange to me, that people would
> actively seek out such.
>
> My "high horse" in this case is the preference for good food over bad,
> and I hope *never* to get off it. Do you really think I should?

I don't disagree with your preference, and I share similar feelings about
my personal tastes. However, I would not have criticized something that
was specifically directed to someone else. We obviously differ on that
point.

Cheers!

--
Wayne in Phoenix

*If there's a nit to pick, some nitwit will pick it.
*A mind is a terrible thing to lose.