One of the salads that my mom and I made for Thanksgiving was called “Mama's Ambrosia” fruit salad. I've had versions of this recipe and have not been a big fan. Its made of marshmallows, canned fruit, sour cream and whipped cream. I know it doesn't sound like much, but most of my family liked it. And I was pleasantly surprised. My mom made a few changes to the recipe.
- On behalf of my sister and myself, she left the walnuts out. We both dislike nuts, which my dad sees as a major character flaw. If you like walnuts I would keep them in, to make the texture vary a little bit more.
- My mom used half of an 8 ounce container of sour cream and substituted the other half with whipped cream. We were tempted at first to use only whipped cream, but we are glad we didn't. The salad would have been too sweet. We all would have needed a trip to the dentist afterward.
- We did not have any fruit cocktail, so we used two little jars of drained maraschino cherries. I don't like these nasty canned cherries, but again I was pleasantly surprised by the flavor they add to the sweetness.
We made a TON of this fruity salad, so we had a lot left over. It is a great bedtime snack and keeps pretty well. In fact, I just had some with my dinner. I will definitely make this again, before next Thanksgiving.
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