{"id":227,"date":"2011-05-26T16:55:51","date_gmt":"2011-05-26T16:55:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.chefsjoy.com\/blog\/?p=227"},"modified":"2011-05-26T17:08:16","modified_gmt":"2011-05-26T17:08:16","slug":"broken-glass-salad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chefsjoy.com\/blog\/recipes\/broken-glass-salad","title":{"rendered":"Broken Glass Salad"},"content":{"rendered":"

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For our retro recipe of the week we wanted something summery,cool, light and refreshing so we chose a broken glass salad.\u00a0 Certainly not gourmet cuisine, but most retro favorites were not.\u00a0 I know there will be some of you who are horrified that I am giving you a Jell-o recipe.\u00a0 For those of you who remember the blast from the past Jell-o recipes that were all the rage in times gone by, you are probably going to be happy to have found this again.\u00a0 For those of you who remember Jell-o as what you got on your cafeteria or hospital tray, please forgive the indulgence into a favorite from a long time ago and give it a try.<\/p>\n

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My grandmother used to make this for every holiday.\u00a0 Her recipe was written on a post office form 3759 from 1966 that you would fill in and drop in the mail to request a zip code of an address from the US Postal Service. \u00a0For those of you who love old forms, I have attached a scan of the postal form and attached it to the bottom of this post and you can click on it to enlarge.<\/p>\n

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I assume it is named “Broken Glass” as the bright colors of the brightly colored Jell-o squares wrapped in the pineapple creamy blanket resemble a stained glass window.\u00a0 Why it got a “salad” tossed into the name I can only assume was due to the tossing of all of the pie ingredients in together.<\/p>\n

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Over the years I have only found a couple of people who remember this one.\u00a0 If you do, please let us know.<\/p>\n

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Crust<\/strong>
\n1 1\/2 cup graham cracker crumbs<\/p>\n

1\/2 stick butter<\/p>\n

1\/3 cup sugar<\/p>\n

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Pie Filling<\/strong><\/p>\n

1 package Strawberry Jell-o<\/p>\n

1 package Lime Jell-o<\/p>\n

1 package Orange Jell-o<\/p>\n

1 cup pineapple juice<\/p>\n

1 envelope plain gelatin<\/p>\n

1 cup of cold milk<\/p>\n

2 envelopes of Dream Whip<\/p>\n

1\/2 cup of powdered sugar<\/p>\n

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  1. Prepare each package of Jell-o separately using 1 1\/2 cups of hot water for each.\u00a0 Stir to make sure all of the Jell-o is completely dissolved.\u00a0Pour each into a separate pan to in a thin layer.\u00a0 You can use 9″ cake pans or any other pan that will give you a layer around 1\/4 inch thick.\u00a0 Put in the refrigerator and let cool until completely set.<\/li>\n
  2. Prepare crust by mixing the graham cracker crumbs and sugar together, then adding the melted butter.\u00a0 Pat the mixture into a deep pie plate to form a crust.\u00a0 The filing for the pie will be a lot, so you will need to go high, or you can use a rectangular glass pan to spread out a little more.<\/li>\n
  3. With a knife, cut the firm Jell-o in a grid pattern to form squares of about 1\/4 inch square.\u00a0 They certainly do not need to be perfect as the imperfection of size adds to the look of the “broken glass”. With a spatula\u00a0remove all of the \u00a0Jell-o pieces from the pans \u00a0into \u00a0one large bowl of the combined flavors.\u00a0 Place the bowl back in the refrigerator and keep cold until needed again.<\/li>\n
  4. Mix\u00a0 1 cup pineapple juice with the envelope of unflavored gelatin and 1\/4 cup of cold water.\u00a0 Heat until the gelatin is dissolved.\u00a0 Remove from heat and let it stand until it has a cloudy or milky look.\u00a0 \u00a0Make sure it is completely cooled before pouring into the final mixture.<\/li>\n
  5. Chill beaters and then beat 1 cup of cold milk with 2 envelopes of Dream Whip.\u00a0 Beat until it peaks.\u00a0 Add 1\/2 cup of powdered sugar and mix.\u00a0 Fold in the pineapple mix and Jell-o.\u00a0 Pour into the pie shell.\u00a0 Refrigerate to let set another 1-2 hours.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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