Thyra Tyler's Raw Cranberry Salad
Thyra Tyler/Pat Tyler

(Christmas, Thyra's, salad, cranberries, apples, oranges, pecans, Jello)

Thyra Tyler's Raw Cranberry Salad
Thyra Tyler's Raw Cranberry Salad

Yield: about 2 quarts

Ingredients

1 qt fresh cranberries (2 12-oz pkg will do)
2 oranges (navel)
2 crispy, tart apples (Granny Smith, gala, fuji)
2 C sugar
chopped pecans (preferably roasted)
1 (3 oz) pkg cherry Jello
1 (3 oz) pkg strawberry Jello
2 C boiling water

Historical Instructions
  1. Disolve jello and sugar with boiling water.
  2. Grind the fruit and nuts.
  3. Chill
Updated Instructions
  1. Roast pecans if necessary. Here's how.
  2. In a large bowl, disolve Jello and sugar in boiling water. Chill until it begins to set.
    3. Meanwhile...
  3. Wash cranberries and discard any that are discolored. Lightly process in food processor.
  4. Zest then peel the oranges and lightly process. Add the zest to the processed fruit.
  5. Remove apple cores. (Optional: Peel the apples.) Lightly process.
  6. Add the fruit and nuts to the partially set Jello, stir and chill. If fruit floats, remix before the Jello has fully set.