STRAWBERRY JELLO SALAD WITH SURPRISE CRUST (REVISED PRETZEL JELLO SALAD)

The last few times I have made the very yummo Pretzel Jello Salad, I have automatically tweaked the recipe as I went. If you want to see the original, just, I dunno, search for it here on the blog. (I don't know how to do links.)

Step No. 1

2 cups finely crushed pretzels (crush in a ziploc)
1/4 cup flour
1/2 cup melted butter
3 T. sugar

Mix all ingredients together. Press into deep 9x13 inch pan, lightly sprayed with cooking oil. Bake at 400° for 8 minutes. Cool.

Step No. 2
1 (8 oz.) pkg. cream cheese, softened
1 cup powdered sugar
8 oz. Cool Whip

Beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Gently fold in Cool Whip. Spread over pretzel crust. Chill until firm. Don't overmix.

Step No. 3
1 (6 oz.) strawberry or raspberry jello
1 ½ cups hot, boiling water
1 (16 oz.) frozen whole strawberries, thawed and crushed.

Dissolve jello with boiling water. Stir for two minutes until dissolved. Add thawed berries. Pour over cream cheese layer. Chill. 16 servings.

TRUDY'S JELLO SALAD

1 ½ cups boiling water
1 lrg. pkg. red jello
1 pkg. frozen strawberries or raspberries
½ cup chopped walnuts
1 pt. sour cream

Dissolve jello in boiling water, put in frozen fruit and walnuts. Pour ½ in mold and spoon in sour cream, pour remaining jello on top and fold into mixture.

PRETZEL JELLO SALAD

For those of you unversed in the ways of Jello, don't be scared by the combination of ingredients in this dish. This stuff is addictively yummy.

Step No. 1

2 cups pretzels (9 oz.)
¾ cup margarine
3 T. sugar

Crush pretzels into pieces in a Ziploc bag (with fingers or rolling pin). Shake off salt. Mix all ingredients together. Press into deep 9x13 inch pan. Bake at 400° for 8 minutes. Cool.

Step No. 2

1 (8 oz.) pkg. cream cheese
1 cup sugar
8 oz. Cool Whip

Beat cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Gently fold in Cool Whip. Spread over pretzel crust. Chill until firm. Don't overmix.

Step No. 3

1 (6 oz.) strawberry jello
1 ½ cups hot water
2 (10 oz.) frozen strawberries

Dissolve jello with hot water. Add thawed berries. Pour over cream cheese layer. Chill. 16 servings.

ORANGE TAPIOCA SALAD

Yes, I'm from Utah and I make weird but delicious Jello salads.

3 oz package tapioca pudding
3 oz package orange gelatin
3 oz package instant vanilla pudding mix

Mix ingredients in sauce pan. Add 3 cups water; bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Boil 3 minutes. Cool. After cooled, fold in:
8 oz carton whipped topping
2 cans (8oz) mandarin oranges
1 cup mini marshmallows

Refrigerate until set.