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My family [from Georgia] used this https://www.tastesoflizzyt.com/fluff-jello-salad/ https://www.tastesoflizzyt.com/fluff-jello-salad/ and it was literally call

My family [from Georgia] used this https://www.tastesoflizzyt.com/fluff-jello-salad/ https://www.tastesoflizzyt.com/fluff-jello-salad/ and it was literally called "this" salad, as in "is she bringing 'this'?" I recall both green and red flavors, and I believe it had pineapple chunks in it. It was almost certainly made with Cool Whip, not cream cheese While I can recall the solid jello as pictured appearing at gatherings, the fluff version was by far the most common preparation of jello growing up

dustincoates 3y ago
The Nebraska side of my family used to make "broken glass jello," which was essentially translucent Jello in an opaque gelatin.[0] (So gelatin in gelatin.) That and Dorothy Lynch salad dressing[1] and runzas[2] are what I most remember about our trips up north. With this kind of food, it's a surprise that my grandparents lived as long as they did, but it was good living. 0: https://bellyfull.net/broken-glass-jello/ https://bellyfull.net/broken-glass-jello/ 1: https://www.dorothylynch.com/products/home-style https://www.dorothylynch.com/products/home-style 2: https://houseofnasheats.com/runzas/ https://houseofnasheats.com/runzas/
- cpach 3y ago
  Runzas look awesome!
- Loughla 3y ago
  Runzas are just Cornish pasties, i think. Unless I'm missing something?
  - zrobotics 3y ago
    They're only similar in that they're a savory handheld pie, Cornish pasties have different fillings and a more pie like dough instead of a leavened bread like dough. They're closer to a pierogi than a Cornish pasty. A very similar dish is fleischkuekle, which is what my paternal grandmother would make, both russian/german dishes.
ksherlock 3y ago
Growing up a thousand miles north of Georgia, I can confirm that "Jello Salad" was a tub of cottage cheese, a tub of cool whip, a can of crushed pineapple, and a packet of red or green Jello.
- bluedino 3y ago
  Ambrosia salad is very similar. Usually has coconut or marshmallows in there as well.
davio 3y ago
In the early 90s, my High School served "Power Jello". The cafeteria workers told us they used orange juice instead of water.
neilv 3y ago
That and other Jell-O salads were a main feature of our extended family get-together potlucks in rural farming Oregon. It might've been the most common dish to bring. The fluff was usually red, occasionally green, and sometimes layered with non-fluff Jell-O. Both forms would usually have fruit embedded in them, sparsely, and usually diced small. We never ate Jell-O at home (in the city, Portland), so I sometimes wondered whether Jell-O salads were a quirk of the Dutch-American farmers side of our family.

dustincoates 3y ago

The Nebraska side of my family used to make "broken glass jello," which was essentially translucent Jello in an opaque gelatin.[0] (So gelatin in gelatin.) That and Dorothy Lynch salad dressing[1] and runzas[2] are what I most remember about our trips up north. With this kind of food, it's a surprise that my grandparents lived as long as they did, but it was good living. 0: https://bellyfull.net/broken-glass-jello/ https://bellyfull.net/broken-glass-jello/ 1: https://www.dorothylynch.com/products/home-style https://www.dorothylynch.com/products/home-style 2: https://houseofnasheats.com/runzas/ https://houseofnasheats.com/runzas/

cpach 3y ago
Runzas look awesome!
Loughla 3y ago
Runzas are just Cornish pasties, i think. Unless I'm missing something?
- zrobotics 3y ago
  They're only similar in that they're a savory handheld pie, Cornish pasties have different fillings and a more pie like dough instead of a leavened bread like dough. They're closer to a pierogi than a Cornish pasty. A very similar dish is fleischkuekle, which is what my paternal grandmother would make, both russian/german dishes.

ksherlock 3y ago

Growing up a thousand miles north of Georgia, I can confirm that "Jello Salad" was a tub of cottage cheese, a tub of cool whip, a can of crushed pineapple, and a packet of red or green Jello.

bluedino 3y ago
Ambrosia salad is very similar. Usually has coconut or marshmallows in there as well.

davio 3y ago

In the early 90s, my High School served "Power Jello". The cafeteria workers told us they used orange juice instead of water.

neilv 3y ago

That and other Jell-O salads were a main feature of our extended family get-together potlucks in rural farming Oregon. It might've been the most common dish to bring. The fluff was usually red, occasionally green, and sometimes layered with non-fluff Jell-O. Both forms would usually have fruit embedded in them, sparsely, and usually diced small. We never ate Jell-O at home (in the city, Portland), so I sometimes wondered whether Jell-O salads were a quirk of the Dutch-American farmers side of our family.