Check out these savory jello salad recipes from the 50s - Click Americana (2024)

• Categories:1950s, Classic side dish recipes, Vintage advertisem*nts, Vintage salad recipes

• By The Click Americana Team
• Added or last updatedJuly 10, 2022

Now’s the time for Jell-O salads! (1952)

Vintage gelatin salad recipes: They said “Don’t let a week go by without serving one.”

Recipes below:

1. Jellied Potato Salad
2. Carrot and Apple Salad
3. Vegetable Salad Mold
4. Peach and Cheese Salad
5. Emerald Macedoine Salad
6. Jell-O Cabbage Relish

1. Jellied Potato Salad recipe

Dissolve 1 package Lemon Jell-O in 1-1/4 cups hot water. Add 3 tablespoons vinegar and dash of salt. To 2/3 cup of the Jell-O mixture, add 3 tablespoons water. Chill in 1-1/2 quart mold until slightly thickened. Arrange garnish ofcucumber and radish slices in mixture. Chill until firm.

Chill rest of Jell-O until slightly thickened. Place in bowl of ice and water and whip with rotary egg beater until fluffy and thick like whipped cream.

Fold in 3-1/2 cups well-seasoned potato salad and 1/4 cup finely-diced cucumber. Turn onto firm Jell-O in mold.Chill until firm. Unmold. Serves 8.

2.Carrot and Apple Salad recipe

Prepare Lemon Jell-O as directed on package; add dash of salt. Chill until slightly thickened. Fold in 1/3cup finely-diced unpeeled red apple and 1/3 cup finely-diced raw carrot. Chill in molds. Serve on salad greens. Serves 5.

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3. Vegetable Salad Mold recipe

Prepare Lemon Jell-O as directed on package. Chill until slightly thickened. Meanwhile, combine 1cup diced tomato, 1/2 cup cooked Lima beans, 1/2 cup diced celery, 1/2 teaspoon gratedonion, 2 tablespoons vinegar, 1teaspoon salt, 1/4 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce.

Let stand 1/2 hour to marinate. Fold into Jell-O. Chill until firm in 1-quart mold. Serve with tomato wedges and salad greens. Serves 6.

4.Peach and Cheese Salad recipe

Prepare Raspberry Jell-O as directed on the package. Mold in shallow pan with 6 peach halves, rounded side up.Cut in squares. Serve with cream cheese ball rolled in nuts. Serves 6.

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5. Emerald MacedoineSalad recipe

Dissolve 1 package Lime Jell-O and 1teaspoon salt in 1 cup hot water. Add 3/4 cup cold water and 2 tablespoons vinegar. When slightly thickened, fold in 3/4 cup finely chopped celery, 1/2cup sliced stuffed olives, 1/4cup diced green pepper. Chill in molds. Serve on salad greens. Serves 5.

6. Jell-O Cabbage Relish recipe

Dissolve1 package Lemon Jell-O, 1 teaspoon salt and dash of pepper in 1 cup hot water. Add 1 cup cold water, 1 teaspoon celery seed, and 2 tablespoons vinegar. Chill until slightly thickened.

Add 1 teaspoon grated onion, 1-1/2 cups finely-shredded cabbage, 1/3 cup diced sweet pickle, and 1-1/2 tablespoons diced pimento. Turn into small molds. Chill until firm. Unmold. Serves 12.

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• Categories: 1950s, Classic side dish recipes, Vintage advertisem*nts, Vintage salad recipes
• Tags: 1952, apples, carrots, celery, cucumber, gelatin, jello, molded, olives, peaches, recipes, salad, salads, side dishes, vegetables
• Original publication date: Sep 15, 1952
• Added or last updatedJuly 10, 2022
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