Thank y'all for having us (and the kids) and making us feel so welcome. We had a wonderful time and enjoyed meeting everyone! Looking forward to the next rally! For those that asked, here is Kathy's "Frog Eye Salad" recipe. Looking forward to seeing y'all again!
-Spencer and Kathy Teran
Frog Eye Salad
½ cup sugar
1 tbsp flour
¼ tsp salt
1 (8 oz) can crushed pineapple in own juice, undrained
1 (20 oz) can pineapple chunks in own juice, undrained
2 (11 oz) cans mandarin orange segments, drained
1 beaten egg
2 tsp lemon juice
1 1/3 cups Acini de Pepe Pasta, uncooked
3 ½ cups (8 ozs) cool whip
2-3 cups miniature marshmallows, optional
½ cup flaked coconut
Maraschino cherries, optional
1 cup raspberries, optional.
1. In medium saucepan, stir together sugar, flour and salt.
2. Drain pineapple, reserving juice to equal 1 cup. With whisk,
gradually stir juice and egg into sugar mixture. Cook over medium
heat, stirring frequently, until mix comes to boil. Stir in lemon
juice and cool to room temp.
3. Meanwhile, cook pasta according to package directions; drain
and RINSE with COLD WATER to cool quickly. Drain well.
4. In large bowl, stir together pineapple juice mix and pasta. Cover
and refrigerate several hours or overnight.
5. Add pineapple chunks and crushed, oranges, 2 cups cool whip,
marshmallows and coconut. Mix gently and thoroughly. If using
cherries or raspberries, add last and be very gentle in mixing in.
Cover and refrigerate until cold.
6. Top with remaining whipped topping if desired and can garnish with cherries.