Fruit Salad Parfait Recipe by Ruth Paget
Serves 4
Ingredients:
-1 (1-ounce) envelope gelatin
-1/4 cup cold water
-1 cup Miracle Whip
-1 (8-ounce) package Philadelphia brand cream cheese
-1/4 cup maraschino cherries with juice separated
-2 tablespoons confectioner’s sugar
-1 cup drained and crushed pineapple
-1 cup whipped heavy cream -lettuce for garnish
Steps:
1-Soften gelatin in cold water and dissolve over hot water. Cool.
2-Gradually add Miracle Whip to cream cheese mixture until it is smooth and well blended.
3-Add cherry juice, sugar, and gelatin to the cream cheese mixture and blend well.
4-Chill the cream cheese mixture until slightly thickened. Stir in the fruit.
5-Fold in whipped cream. Pour the parfait into a 1½-quart ring mold and chill until firm.
6-Unmold and surround the parfait with lettuce.
Source: Rose Pennington – circa 1950s
By Ruth Paget, author Eating Soup with Chopsticks and Marrying France
