#3512 - Fruity Sliced Jell-O

(by Shirley McNevich)

1 - 3oz. box orange Jell-O
1 - 3oz. box lemon Jell-O
1 - 3oz. box strawberry Jell-O
1/2 cup drained mandarin oranges
1/2 cup drained Dole crushed pineapple
1/2 cup fresh sliced strawberries
2 - 12oz. cans Carnation evaporated milk (NOT condensed)

Spray a bread loaf pan with Pam (inside bottom and inside sides). In a bowl add orange Jell-O powder and 1/2 cup boiling water--stir to mix. Let it sit for 10 minutes, then pour it into a blender along with the mandarin oranges and 1 cup of the Carnation milk--puree the mixture until well blended, then pour the mixture into the loaf pan. Refrigerate the loaf pan until the first layer is set. In a bowl add lemon Jell-O and 1/2 cup boiling water--stir to mix. Let it sit for 10 minutes, then pour it into a blender along with the crushed pineapple and 1 cup of the Carnation milk--puree the mixture until well blended. Remove the loaf pan from the refrigerator--pour the lemon mixture over the orange mixture--return it to the refrigerator until the lemon layer is set. In a bowl add the strawberry Jell-O and 1/2 cup boiling water--stir to mix. Let it sit for 10 minutes, then pour it into a blender along with the sliced fresh strawberries and 1 cup of the Carnation milk--puree the mixture until well blended. Remove the loaf pan from the refrigerator--pour the strawberry mixture over the lemon layer--refrigerate overnight. When ready to serve, use a knife to loosen all the way around the sides, dip the bottom of the loaf pan in hot water for 20 seconds, place a cake plate over the top of the loaf pan and shake the loaf pan while turning it upside down so the Jell-O mixture inverts on to the cake plate. Use a wet knife and spatula to slice and serve.

#3284 - Ginger Ale Jell-O

(by Shirley McNevich)

1 - 3oz. box orange Jell-O
1 1/2 cups boiling water
1 cup sliced fresh peaches
1/2 cup ginger ale soda
Cool Whip

In a bowl add orange Jell-O powder and boiling water--stir until dissolved. Add peaches--stir. Cool to room temperature, then refrigerate until slightly thickened. Remove from refrigerator--add ginger ale--stir well. Pour mixture into glass serving bowl and refrigerate until firm. Spread Cool Whip over the whole top before serving.

#3075 - Orange Pineapple Salad

(by Becky Lynn Mohr - friend)

1 - 20oz. can Dole crushed pineapple (drained but save 1/2 cup of the juice)
1 - 11oz. can mandarin oranges (drained but save 1/2 cup of the juice)
2 - 3oz. boxes orange Jell-O
2 cups boiling water
3/4 cup mini marshmallows
1/2 cup white sugar
4 TBSP flour
2 TBSP butter
1 beaten egg
1 - 8oz. Cool Whip (thawed)

In a bowl add both boxes of orange Jell-O powder and the boiling water--whisk until dissolved. Add the drained crushed pineapple, mandarin oranges and mini marshmallows--stir. Pour the mixture into a serving dish--refrigerate until cold and set. In a saucepan (not on heat yet) add white sugar and flour--stir. Add 1/2 cup of pineapple juice and 1/2 cup mandarin orange juice--stir well. Add butter and beaten egg--stir. Turn heat to medium--cook/stir until mixture is thickened. Cool to room temperature, then add the Cool Whip--stir well. Pour the whole Cool Whip mixture over the cold Jell-O mixture. Refrigerate until cold.

#3069 - Orange Fluff

(by Aunt Eileen [Knouse] Carter)

8oz. Cool Whip (thawed)
1 1/2 cups cottage cheese
1 - 3oz. box orange Jell-O
1 - 11oz. can mandarin oranges (drained)
1 - 16oz. can Dole crushed pineapple (drained)

In a bowl add mandarin oranges and crushed pineapple--stir. Add Jell-O powder--stir well. Add Cool Whip and cottage cheese--stir to mix. Refrigerate until cold.

#2794 - Orange Jell-O Salad

(by Shirley McNevich)

16oz. small curd cottage cheese
2 - 3oz. boxes orange Jell-O
2 - 15oz. cans mandarin oranges (drained)
12oz. Cool Whip (thawed)

In a bowl add dry Jell-O and the cottage cheese--stir until mixed. Add the Cool Whip--stir until mixed. Add the drained mandarin oranges (save a few to decorate the top if you wish)--stir until mixed. Spread mixture in a glass serving bowl. Place the saved decoration oranges on top. Refrigerate overnight.

#2659 - Mandarin Orange Jell-O Salad

(by Aunt Faye [Herman] Minier)

1 - 15oz. can Dole mandarin oranges (drained)
1 - 15oz. can Dole crushed pineapple (drained)
1 - 3oz. box orange Jell-O (dry)
1 large container cottage cheese
1 - 4oz. Cool Whip (thawed)

In a bowl add cottage cheese and orange Jell-O powder--stir well. Add drained oranges and drained pineapple--stir well. Add Cool Whip--stir well. Place mixture in a glass serving dish. Refrigerate until cold.

#2197 - Mandarin Orange Dessert

(by Shirley McNevich)

1 1/3 cups graham cracker crumbs
1/4 cup + 3 TBSP white sugar
6 TBSP butter (melted)
1 - 8oz. Philadelphia cream cheese (softened)
1 - 8oz. Cool Whip (thawed)
1 - 6oz. box orange Jell-O
1 cup boiling water
1 cup cold water
1 - 8oz. can Dole mandarin oranges (drained)
1 - 8oz. can Dole crushed pineapple (drained)
1 pint orange sherbet

In a bowl add graham cracker crumbs, 3 TBSP white sugar and melted butter--stir. Press the mixture into a greased 9 x 13 cake pan. Bake at 375 degrees for 10 minutes. Cool completely, then refrigerate until crust is cold. In a mixer add cream cheese and 1/4 cup white sugar--beat. Add Cool Whip--beat. Spread cream cheese mixture over the cold crust. In a bowl add Jell-O powder and boiling water--stir until dissolved. Add cold water--stir. Add drained mandarin oranges, drained pineapple and sherbet--stir until all of the sherbet is melted. Pour the sherbet mixture over the cream cheese layer. Refrigerate overnight.

#2035 - Orange Punch

(by Shirley McNevich)

1 - 3.75oz. box orange Jell-O
1 1/2 cups white sugar
2 cups boiling water
46oz. Dole pineapple juice (cold)
2 cups lemon juice (from concentrate)
1 quart good quality orange sherbet
1 - 2 liter bottle 7UP (cold)

In a bowl add orange Jell-O powder, white sugar and boiling water--stir until dissolved. In a large bowl add cold pineapple juice, lemon juice and the hot orange Jell-O mixture--stir. Cool to room temperature, then refrigerate until cold. When ready to serve, pour pineapple mixture into a punch bowl--add cold 7UP--stir. Scoop all of the orange sherbet into the punch--stir. Serve immediately.

#1779 - Peach Delight

(by Marylou [Rhone] Williams--friend)

1/2 gallon good quality peach ice cream
1 - 6oz. box orange Jell-O
1 cup boiling water
1 large can Dole mandarin oranges (drained)

Scoop the ice cream into a 3 qt. bowl and let the ice cream melt completely--stir. In a separate bowl add boiling water and orange Jell-O--stir until dissolved. Let the Jell-O cool to room temperature. Add the Jell-O mixture to the melted ice cream mixture--stir until mixed. Add drained mandarin oranges--stir. Refrigerate overnight.

#1578 - Pineapple Jell-O Salad

(by Shirley Ross - friend)

1 - 3oz. box orange Jell-O
1 - 3oz. box pineapple Jell-O
1 - 16oz to 20oz. can Dole crushed pineapple (drained--save the juice)
1 cup mini marshmallows
2 bananas (peeled and sliced into coin shaped pieces)
Topping: 1/2 cup of the pineapple juice; 1/2 cup white sugar; 2 TBSP flour; 1 - 8oz. Philadelphia cream cheese (softened and cubed); 1 envelope Dream Whip (made according to envelope directions)

Mix both boxes of Jell-O in the same bowl using package directions--let it cool to room temperature, then refrigerate until it starts to gel. Remove from refrigerator--add drained crushed pineapple, mini marshmallows--stir. Pour the whole mixture into a 9 x 13 glass baking dish. Refrigerate. In a saucepan over medium heat add pineapple juice, white sugar and flour--cook and stir until boiling, then cook and stir until it thickens. Remove from heat--add cubed cream cheese--stir until cream cheese is dissolved. Prepare Dream Whip according to envelope directions. When cream cheese mixture is cooled to room temperature, add the Dream Whip--stir. Remove baking dish from refrigerator--place banana slices on top, then spread the cream cheese mixture all over the top. Refrigerate until cold.

#1422 - Cottage Cheese Salad

(by Joyce Ann Schirmacher - friend)

1 - 12oz. cottage cheese
1 - 8oz. Cool Whip (thawed)
1 - 10oz. can Dole mandarin oranges (drained)
1 - 20oz. can Dole crushed pineapple (do NOT drain)
1/2 cup chopped pecans
1 - 3oz. box orange Jell-O gelatin

In a bowl add cottage cheese and Cool Whip--stir. Add drained mandarin oranges, crushed pineapple/juice, and chopped pecans--stir. Add Jell-O powder--stir until mixed. Refrigerate until cold.

#1409 - Sherbet Salad

(by Shirley McNevich)

1 - 15oz. can Dole mandarin oranges (drained but save the juice)
2 - 3oz. boxes orange Jell-O
1 pint good quality orange sherbet
2 - 8oz. cans Dole crushed pineapple (do not drain)

In a measuring cup add the mandarin orange juice--add enough water to the juice to make 1 1/2 cups of liquid. Pour the liquid into a saucepan over medium heat--bring to a boil. Remove saucepan from heat--add both boxes of Jell-O--stir until dissolved. Start adding scoops of sherbet to the hot Jell-O mixture--add all of the sherbet and stir until melted. Add drained mandarin oranges, crushed pineapple and its juice--stir until mixed. Let it cool to room temperature, then put it into a serving bowl. Refrigerate overnight.

#1014 - Creamy Peach Pie

(by Shirley McNevich)

48 Nilla wafers
1/3 cup butter (melted)
3/4 cup boiling water
1 - 3.75oz. box orange Jell-O
2 cups ice cubes
1 1/2 cups Cool Whip (thawed)
2 whole peaches

Place nilla wafers in a Ziploc bag and crush with a rolling pin. In a bowl add crushed wafers, melted butter--stir. Press wafer mixture into the bottom and sides of a 9" pie plate--set aside. In a bowl add Jell-O powder and boiling water--stir until dissolved. Add the ice cubes--stir until it starts to thicken. Use a spoon to take out any unmelted ice cubes. Add Cool Whip to the Jell-O mixture--stir. Wash, peel and cut the peaches into small pieces--put the peach pieces in a strainer to remove any water--add peach pieces to Jell-O mixture--stir. Refrigerate the Jell-O mixture for 20-30 minutes until it is thick. Remove Jell-O mixture from refrigerator and spoon it into the nilla wafer crust. Refrigerate overnight.

#755 - Orange Salad

(by Ruth Garrett - friend)

1 - 3oz. box tapioca pudding mix (cooked according to box directions)
1 - 3oz. box orange Jell-O (dry)
1- 3.75oz. box Jell-O vanilla INSTANT pudding mix (dry)
3 cups water
1 - 8oz. Cool Whip (thawed)
2 small cans mandarin oranges (drained)

Cook tapioca pudding mix according to box directions. Put cooked tapioca into a saucepan--add dry orange Jell-O, dry vanilla instant pudding, and 3 cups water. Stir and cook over medium heat--bring to a boil, then boil for 10 minutes (stir while boiling). Remove from heat and cool completely. Once cooled, pour tapioca mixture into a large bowl. Add Cool Whip and drained mandarin oranges to the tapioca mixture--fold in with a spoon. Refrigerate overnight.

#661 - Orange Cream Cake

(by Shirley McNevich)

1 - 18.25oz. box orange cake mix
1 - 3oz. box orange Jell-O
2 eggs
1/2 cup canola oil
1 1/2 cup cold water
Frosting: 4oz. softened Philadelphia cream cheese (1/2 of an 8oz. package), 3/4 cup orange juice, 1 - 3.25oz. box Jell-O vanilla INSTANT pudding, 1 TBSP white sugar, 1 - 8oz. can Dole crushed pineapple (drained), 1 - 8oz. Cool Whip (thawed)

In a mixer add cake mix, orange Jell-O, eggs, canola oil, and water--beat slowly until mixed, then beat 3 minutes until creamy. Pour batter into a 9 x 13 greased cake pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 30-35 minutes or until inserted toothpick comes out clean. Cool cake completely before frosting. Frosting: in a mixer add cream cheese and vanilla pudding mix--beat. Add orange juice--beat. Add white sugar--beat until smooth. Remove from mixer and fold in the drained crushed pineapple. Fold in the Cool Whip. Frost the cake and refrigerate overnight before serving. Keep refrigerated.

#491 - Cool Whip Salad

(by Lois Minnich - friend)

2 cups Cool Whip
1 - 3oz. softened Philly cream cheese
1 small can mandarin oranges (drained)
1 - 8oz. Dole crushed pineapple (drained)
1 - 3oz. box orange Jell-O mix
1 shredded carrot (optional)

In the mixer, add cream cheese--beat. Add Cool Whip--beat. Add dry Jell-O mix--beat. Remove from mixer, add oranges, pineapple, and shredded carrots--stir with a wooden spoon. Pour mixture into an 8" square pan and refrigerate until set. Keep refrigerated.

#430 - Orange Creamsicle Cake

(by Shirley McNevich)

1 box Duncan Hines orange supreme cake mix
1 - 3oz. package orange Jell-O
1/2 cup boiling water
1/2 cup cold water
1 - 3.5oz. package Jell-O instant vanilla pudding
1 cup milk
1 tsp. vanilla
1 - 8oz. thawed container Cool Whip
1 small can mandarin oranges (drained)

Mix cake batter according to box directions. Pour the batter in a greased 9 x 13 x 2 cake pan and bake according to box directions. Cool the cake for 20 minutes after removing from oven. Use a toothpick to poke multiple holes in the cake (1" apart and all the way to the bottom of the cake). While cake is cooling, use a small bowl and mix Jell-O with boiling water--stir until dissolved. Add the cold water to the Jell-O and stir thoroughly. Pour the Jell-O over the top of the cake. In a mixer, add vanilla pudding, milk, and vanilla--beat until thick, remove bowl from mixer and then add the Cool Whip and stir with a wooden spoon to fold it in. Make sure the cake is completely cooled, then spread the pudding mixture over the top of the Jell-O on the cake. Arrange mandarin oranges evenly over the top. Refrigerate.

#253 - Baked Ham

(by Dorothy [Blair] Duffy - friend)

1 - 16oz. canned ham
1 - 3oz. package orange Jell-O
1/3 cup Domino's dark brown sugar (packed)
2 tsp. dry mustard
1 cup boiling water
1 - 17oz. can canned sweet potatoes or yams

In a bowl, dissolve Jell-O, brown sugar, dry mustard in the boiling water. Place the opened canned ham in a shallow pan and arrange the sweet potatoes or yams along the sides of the ham. Pour the Jell-O mixture over the ham and potatoes. Bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour. Baste using the juice in the bottom of the pan every 15 minutes while it's cooking.