Frog Eye Salad
In a medium sauce pan add:
1 cup acini de pepe noodles
1 qt boiling water
1 tsp. salt
Boil 10-12 minutes. Drain well and rinse. Set aside in large mixing bowl.
Add to the large mixing bowl:
2 cups or two small cans of mandarin oranges (drained)
1 (20 oz) can crushed pineapple
1 (20 oz) can pineapple chunks (drain and save juice for pudding sauce in a small sauce pan)
Then in the small sauce pan cook and stir until thick and comes to a boil:
3/4 cup sugar
2 1/2 T flour
1 beaten egg
1 tsp lime juice
1 tsp lemon juice
1 tsp salt
Juice from pineapple (already in the sauce pan)
Pour into large mixing bowl and add 1 1/2 to 2 cups mini marshmallows & 1 cup coconut. Cover and let chill overnight (8 hours). Then add 6 to 1o ounces of Cool Whip.
(adapted to my liking from my mom's recipe)
This salad has a funny name but my husband and I really love it. We believe we love to eat it mainly because of the texture of the noodles, fun mini balls to roll around in our mouths. It is a salad to die for. I just can't stop eating it when I start. We usually have it for special dinners but wouldn't mind having it around any other time.
Made this yesterday since we were supposed to have the elders overs for dinner. Again, it was a no show, so we had lots of frog-eye salad. Luckily, Eddie came over for dinner tonight, while here on work assignment, and we ate some more, I sent some home for his family, and we still have some left for the next couple of days. It makes allot, but we love it. Thanks for the recipe. The other fruit salad we had was good also. Maybe you can post it too.
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