Refrigerator Fruit Salad

Name: Refrigerator Fruit Salad
Ingredients: 2 egg yolks, slightly beaten; 1/2 c. milk (regular); 1 Tbsp. sugar; 1 c. Queen Anne cherries, pitted and drained; 1 c. crushed pineapple, drained; 1 1/2 c. canned pears, drained; 1/2 lb. miniature marshmallows; 2 Tbsp. lemon juice; 1 c. whipping cream

9 ingredients

6 steps

Ingredients

2 egg yolks, slightly beaten
1/2 c. milk (regular)
1 Tbsp. sugar
1 c. Queen Anne cherries, pitted and drained
1 c. crushed pineapple, drained
1 1/2 c. canned pears, drained
1/2 lb. miniature marshmallows
2 Tbsp. lemon juice
1 c. whipping cream

Directions

1

Combine the beaten egg yolks, milk and sugar in top of a double boiler and cook over hot water to form a thin custard, coating spoon.
2

Cool.
3

Combine cherries with drained pineapple and cut up pears.
4

Add marshmallows and lemon juice.
5

Stir into these ingredients the custard and fold in the stiffly beaten whipping cream.
6

Pour salad mixture into a large pan and let stand 24 hours in the refrigerator, but not in the freezing unit.