Recipe Talk

Does anyone have this recipe? My Mom use to make a Pineapple Salad that I have never seen anywhere or had any luck doing a search online. Basically it was one pineapple slice with grated cheese on top and garnished with a dollop of mayonnaise and a cherry over a bed of lettuce. Thanks.

CHERRY TREE SALAD PLATE

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4 pineapple slices

2 bananas

4 cherries

crisp lettuce leaves

mayonnaise

cheese shredded

Put lettuce leaves on 4 plates. Top with pineapple
slices. Stand half of a banana in the hole of each pineapple
slice. Top each banana with a bit of mayonnaise. Add a cherry
to the top of each banana.

Add cheese and Share with 3 hungry friends.

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CANDLELIGHT SALAD

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1 lettuce leaf

1 can pineapple slices

1 small banana

1 maraschino cherry

Mayo on side

Rinse and drain lettuce leaf. Place on salad plate.
Place pineapple slice on lettuce leaf. Cut banana flat on
bottom to stand straight. Stand banana upright in pineapple
hole. Place cherry on top of banana to make the flame using a
toothpick to keep it in place.

Mama's 1950's Pear Salad

Iceberg Lettuce
1 Can of Pear Halves (reserve juice)
Mayonnaise
Maraschino Cherries
Shredded American or Cheddar Cheese

Layer lettuce leaves in individual salad bowls. Top with two or three pear halves, seed-side-up. Place a dollop of mayonnaise in the empty seed cavity of each pear. Top each mayonnaise dollop with a Maraschino cherry. Sprinkle with shredded cheese. Spoon about 1/4-cup of the juice (from the can of pears) over each salad.

When you cut this up to eat it, the mayonnaise blends with the pear juice to make a delicious, fresh-tasting "dressing," and all of the flavors blend together. One of my childhood favorites -- good-tasting and makes a nice, colorful presentation.