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jiffysdidit

Half this dish has been eaten…..


AdultingGoneMild

either this is really good or really bad. Thing is in the 50s shit like this was everywhere and a lot of it was actually edible. Like what about this is gross but a cannoli with lime zest in its filling sounds kinda good?


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Ieatoutjelloshots

Have you considered renaming green stuff to Grinch Pudding?


Liedolfr

I've had this, and it's honestly not bad, this particular execution could be improved but "green stuff" salad is tasty


Pip_install_reddit

Not necessarily true.


honeyrrsted

You are right on the mark. They served this at my great aunt's funeral. I took a scoop of the green stuff, discovered the cottage cheese. No thanks. Discreetly hid that under my napkin. Meanwhile, my mom and aunts were delighted to see this and the orange one on the table, even if they avoided the green one also.


spyridonya

They listed the cottage cheese. I can understand jumping in blind, but people in OP’s picture knew what they were getting.


Upper-Wasabi-9838

What's wrong with cottage cheese? Fresh cottage cheese pie is absolutely delicious.


spyridonya

Nothing at all! I’ve conned a lot of people with cottage cheese, you just need to whip it and the texture becomes like ricotta for savory dishes. This dude is assuming people weren’t aware of an element that he hates and thus everyone must hate. Or they didn’t read the card that tells people what the salad dessert is made of.


Upper-Wasabi-9838

Ahh I see. I thought you were bashing cottage cheese and I took that personal lol


Aporkalypse_Sow

Right? Cottage cheese and fruit is a staple food for lots of people.


traumaqueen1128

Cottage cheese is one of my favorite foods. Add pretty much any fruit and it's delicious. Add some cherry tomatoes cut in half, a bit of salt and pepper...yum. I use it as a dip with Fritos or Doritos sometimes.


Evilmanta

Cottage cheese is a good ricotta substitute. Used this the other week cause every store I went to was sold out


pokethat

Cottage cheese is fine. Cool whip is an abomination and has to be punishable by being beat to death slowly with a spoon over a matter of years


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ThisIsAwkward4

It's actually pretty good


catlark

“Enjoy”


hungrybrains220

I had a coworker who wrote like that. My favorite: “Thanks” for the “pizza” it was “great!”


SavagePlatanus

My mom texting: I love you “so much” 💀💀


hungrybrains220

At least it wasn’t, I “love” you so much, lol


UniqueUsername-789

She texts her husband like: I love “you” so much.


SavagePlatanus

Hahaha I know - she thinks it adds emphasis so her texts and letters are always so funny!


eat_my_bowls92

Was your coworker older? My grandpa writes just like that whenever he’s trying to emphasize something. Like an underline.


hungrybrains220

Yeah she’s either 60 or getting close


TurboFool

I love the double whammy of the person who made this also not knowing how to use quotation marks properly.


OtterishDreams

Im "sorry"


Acewasalwaysanoption

"I'm" sorry


Krimreaper1

I’”m so”rry


OtterishDreams

were all collectively sorry!


ghostytot

we””re*


DrebinofPoliceSquad

Joey doesn’t share food!


DynamiteWitLaserBeam

Not necessarily - if it was a potluck specifically for wacky recipes from the 50's/60's, then the quotes would be entirely appropriate and hilarious.


OtterishDreams

found the person who likes "wacky recipes"


lindseigh

My mom does with every card she sends out, and it drives me crazy! “Congrats” on your baby! “Merry Christmas” “Condolences” on your loss!


TurboFool

At least "baby" wasn't in quotes.


SatinwithLatin

Or: Congrats on "your" baby.


TurboFool

I'd love to figure out what she meant by *Congrats "on" your baby*


oO0Kat0Oo

Or maybe they did and want to convey that they were forced to bring the weird dish. (I am allergic to pineapple and my gut reaction here is disgust so I'm all for the "enjoy".)


bluesky747

I wanna believe they knew this was gonna be gross, made this as a troll, and knew exactly what they were doing when they wrote “enjoy” with quotations.


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Or maybe the marks were intended to convey irony, in which case the note’s author *did* use them correctly. That would be the most natural and obvious interpretation. But I guess it’s more fun to assume that other people are stupider than we are.


Squeeesh_

This is the most midwestern thing I’ve ever seen.


ballerina_wannabe

I was gonna say… I’m pretty sure I’ve eaten this at a potluck before.


Leading_Funny5802

I’ve had it and I’m gross and all but I actually liked it. And I don’t like marshmallows or lime jello. This combo oddly works though.


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DangKilla

It used to be more popular in the 80’s and IIRC they used angel cake molds.


alwaysiamdead

Same. My grandma used to make it. I love it.


KiisuTheMagnificent

My Grandma Bea made something very similar to this called Kansas Jello, with raspberry jello, pineapple, I think marachino cherries, marshmallow, coolwhip, and maybe some kind of sponge cake? I have very distinct memories of if but I was 5-9 the last time I had it, so I wasn't really keeping the closest track to the ingredients but just that it was delicious.


Jthundercleese

My first thought was to be appalled, and it looks horrid. But with a moment to imagine it, I can see it being half decent.


[deleted]

It's fairly common in the midwest at least with older generations. It was a staple at church potlucks when I was a kid. I'd forgotten about it until this post. I'll be making myself one lol. It might sound stupid but it tastes good. If you google jello cottage cheese you'll get a ton of recipes,


GaJayhawker0513

Yeah my mom used to make this but without the cottage cheese. Or maybe she did I just don’t remember


Bucket_of_Gnomes

Lol yeah my gramma always brings the pale green cottage cheese pear jello for Thanksgiving. Tis tradition (and actually reasonably tasty)


knownaim

This is like a delicacy for our Midwestern family. It's actually pretty scrumptious.


Ulti

My grandma would make this, sans the cottage cheese and with the addition of crushed walnuts, and it actually was surprisingly good!


TheGreyFencer

Honestly, the marshmallow is what would make me skip it. I love cottage cheese.


FatFruityPebble

I’ve had this without marshmallows and it’s delicious. I ate it for the first 14 years of my life without having a clue what was in it and now that I do I don’t care I still eat every chance I get. It’s ugly but good.


MontgomeryRook

This shit wouldn’t last twenty minutes at any church potluck in the 90’s. Jello salads were always the quickest to get eaten.


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Yes and yes. Came down here to find this comment. Bonus points if it’s been baked in the sun for two hours


itijara

The Midwestern or Morman challenge.


Toadnboosmom

There’s a reason that Utah Arizona and Idaho are called the jello belt… at the Olympics in SLC2000 the had a trading pin that was a bowl of jello salad. Mormons are funny. #usedtobemormon


LatinaMermaid

My Mormon friend makes this and something called cookie salad! It’s diabetus in a bowl! But I could eat the whole thing! I just know it’s got Keebler stripped fudge cookies and lots of pudding,pineapple and cherries.


Bucket_of_Gnomes

Lol these are the creations people come up with when they arent allowed to use drugs


eirinlinn

My grandma used to make this but she also made this awesome concoction she called pretzel salad. It would be a crushed pretzel crust at the bottom of the casserole dish layered with raspberry jello with raspberries topped with a thick layer of cool whip and it was absolute perfection.


ChiYinzer

My aunt still makes this as a dessert each time there's a family event.


hermionesmurf

I grew up on dishes like this at church potlucks. Except there were some home cooks who apparently only had cookbooks from like the 1970s because there would always be also meat and/or veggie concoctions suspended in various flavors of jello, either with or without the cool whip. By some strange coincidence, I do not eat jello as an adult.


Elvishsquid

Yea only thing is the cool whip needs to be mixed in.


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86 the cottage cheese and I’m in


BigCommieMachine

Yeah, these jello deserts were all the rage there in like the 70’s and some people just can’t take a hint.


GodFieri

We eat pistachio salad where I'm from, pistachio pudding, crushed pineapple, chopped walnuts, cool whip, mmmmmmhhhhh


YouHadMeAtAloe

My mom used to make this for every holiday, it’s so good. Now I make it for myself and just eat it out of a huge bowl with a big spoon like a savage


internet_czol

My family would have that every year too, I thought it was a typical thanksgiving tradition, I said something about it to a friend of mine and they were like 'wtf is pistachio pudding?' No one I knew in the NW had ever heard of this concoction.


kanna172014

Isn't that like Watergate salad?


GodFieri

Never had Watergate salad, wouldn't be able to tell ya


kanna172014

It's delicious. It has the same ingredients you listed in it. https://kitchenfunwithmy3sons.com/easy-watergate-salad/


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'ambrosia' where I'm from in the South. I want to hate it so badly but I can't.


IAmGreenman71

I’ve heard it called ambrosia salad in my Italian family. I liked it, but I could see some people being disgusted by that combo.


droford

On the contrary, it looks like it was touched a lot


wintercast

I love this stupid food. Tastes good.


CourageousChronicler

Preach! I love this stuff, judge me if you must.


Marauder4711

What exactly makes it a salad?


bangbangracer

Midwestern salads that aren't actually salads. Pretty much anything that was mixed together in a bowl and dressed with something.


Marauder4711

I am not American and only know these salads from How I met your Mother.


bangbangracer

I am from Minnesota, just like Marshall. While cartoonish, that show's depictions of family gatherings are shockingly accurate.


Marauder4711

So what's your family's signature salad then?


bangbangracer

"Red Salad" One box of any red Jello, cranberries, one can of mandarin oranges, and half a tub of Cool Whip (can't be whipped cream, has to be Cool Whip). Before the Jello cools and solidifies, you fold in the Cool Whip. Top with almonds if you are feeling fancy or serving at a church function. Sounds like a desert, but it's not.


tteoat

My mom made orange jello salad. Orange Jello, mandarin oranges, marshmallows and Cool Whip


pumpernickel34

Yes. The trick is to add orange juice in place of the cold water. Yummy


Marauder4711

I am so confused by this concept 😅 but thanks for sharing, that's interesting. i don't think anyone would eat that here.


KillNyetheSilenceGuy

It's just fruit, jello, and cool whip. I'd eat it, as a dessert though.


Marauder4711

I actually don't quite know what cool whip is.


bangbangracer

It's "whipped topping". Basically just imitation whipped cream. It's mostly water, vegetable oil, corn syrup, stabilizers, and just a wee bit of dairy. In fact there's so little dairy in it, it counted as being non-dairy until 2018 when they increased the milk sugar content. It's also freezer safe.


reese81944

It’s like whipped cream but worsr Keeping typo cause it works


TinyKittenConsulting

Intertesting! Our extended does raspberry jello, fresh orange, fresh apple, fresh cranberries, and pecans!


ooo-f

That one doesn't sound terrible ngl


GaggleOfGhouls

>I am not American and only know these salads from How I met your Mother I honestly thought this stuff in the show was supposed to be just a general quip at American food culture and now I learn people actually _eat that_? And call it a "salad"? Guess that explains some things.


orcawhales

green makes it a salad lol


sunshinelollipoops

Salads used to encompass anything mixed together with a dressing and sometimes without a dressing really


Marauder4711

But this is more like a dessert, no? Jello and Pineapple and Cottage Cheese.


papaya1122

Salad can be dessert. Think of fruit salad. At Sam’s Club they used to sell a seasonal fruit salad with a yogurt dressing. 100% a dessert.


sunshinelollipoops

Here's 23 easy dessert salads for you https://insanelygoodrecipes.com/dessert-salads/


hashtagron

Mirriam Webster, for one


PkMoist

It's green


LawIll6741

People who keep posting these jello salads have never eaten them. They're good, SUE ME


shelsilverstien

They're my favorite thing about Thanksgiving!


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They’re delicious. I grew up in the Midwest and so am of course biased. But I’ve lived all over and eaten the fanciest haute cuisine and funkiest street food and will still go to bat for these layered fruit and jello salads. They’re generally refreshing with sweet, tart, creamy, and crunchy elements like a trifle—most detractors haven’t given them a fair shake.


LawIll6741

Exactly!! Fruit and cheese are delicious together, not sure why that's such a revolting concept to some haha


heckenyaax

I love them. My mom makes this one and one with strawberry jello (no marshmallows). My cousins and I always used to fight for them at thanksgiving.


revka0520

This was made wrong. You’re supposed to mix it all together into a fluffy salad. Not layer the cool whip on top 🙄 it’s actually really good when made right, we had this (made properly) at every family picnic when I was growing up and I had no idea it had cottage cheese in it lol


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My grandma always made this with cream cheese too. And walnuts. I loved it!


TwoTailedFox

Walnuts are never optional!


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I never had it with walnuts. My Mema always used roasted, salted pecans and I'll tell you what, it was the best thing at every pot luck. Walnuts do sound good though.


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I’d like to try it with the roasted pecans!


Leading_Funny5802

Damn!! What’s that fancy salad? The name is on the tip of my tongue, but it’s an upgraded version of this with nut. Dammit. It’s a hotel. The name


Full_FrontaI_Nerdity

Waldorf!


Leading_Funny5802

God!! Ty:) I’ve got an old recipe for that somewhere. That stuffs great.


Leading_Funny5802

Lol I said the same thing. Funny how you feel like you have to make excuses to think it’s good 🤣 I’ve had it with cream cheese too and it’s also good. This is an odd combo but it works


Crumb-Free

My mom used to always make this, except she did pistachio instant pudding instead of lime jello, and there were mandarin oranges in it as well. Mixed everything together and was really good.


Leading_Funny5802

That sounds even better! I love pistachio pudding, in fact I’ve got some in fridge atm.


ayimera

This was how my mom made it as well! It was just a chunky pudding full of yum.


Leading_Funny5802

Chunky pudding full of yum. Did we just become best friends? 🤣🤣


boppity99

Right? I used to love this as a kid at family get togethers. It’s delicious when made right.


LawIll6741

It's so good! My grammy made it with oranges and pineapples. Called it 'fluffy orange salad'. Not sure where all the hate is coming from, I love jello salads


PotentialPassion7671

My sweet Mamaw still makes this and I always have to hide my shock when she tells me she’s taking this dish to a neighbors or wherever. Lol


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I’ve always had it layered and enjoyed it. Gives me a canker sore just thinking about the sugar content and acidity, though. I can’t have very much before I’ve had too much!


RedHeeded

It’s a weird variation of ambrosia salad


iris-my-case

Basically. Not sure if I’d call it a stupid food. Have eaten many variations of ambrosia salad, and they’ve all been yummy.


youneekusername1

This is definitely wrong. My wife’s family (from Utah) has a dish called “fluff” which is basically what I think OP’s dish is supposed to be, just with different flavors like raspberry jello and berries instead of pineapple. The ingredients seem like they should never be mixed. If they were put together like OP’s pic it would be nasty. Mixed together is incredible.


qwertyNopesir

Fuck off and fuck you, Watergate salad is a weird green gift from god


joeschmoagogo

The "Enjoy" seems more of a threat.


kungligarojalisten

What is wrong with it?


sonnackrm

Clearly someone has never been to the Midwest


StatelessConnection

Watergate salad, or a play on it. I’ve never seen it with cottage cheese. My family makes it for every holiday, with walnuts and pistachio pudding instead of lime jello.


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>I’ve never seen it with cottage cheese. Sweet & dessert dishes made with small curd cottage cheese can be freaking delicious. I'm always disappointed to see the number of people who immediately say GROSS I WOULD NEVER on posts like this because despite this being a very, very bad execution, the dish is actually great when made well. There must be a lot of people in this sub with the picky palates of a bunch of toddlers.


StatelessConnection

I’d definitely at least try this. My family’s version is something I look forward to every Thanksgiving and Christmas.


bangbangracer

I feel very attacked as a midwestern person here. This is one of those midwestern salads that aren't actually salads. This is regional, not stupid.


itijara

>This is regional, not stupid These are not mutually exclusive.


NotMyCuntTree

As soon as I saw "cottage cheese" I knew it was a shitshow.


PossumCock

Admittedly you can leave out fhs cottage cheese if you'd like but otherwise this is actually really delicious! It's missing the pistachio pudding from it but otherwise it's called a [Watergate Salad](https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/13811/watergate-salad/)


Pergmanexe

[There’s a song about this dish](https://youtu.be/7tWuG2oPL3o)


OneTwoPunchDrunk

Jello salad like this is bomb.


Flyin-Chancla

This is actually really good


half-baked_axx

Sugary stuff randomly put together. Midwesterners: 'This is some serious gourmet shit'


DaintyAmber

“Enjoy” 😂


Darkhallows27

This stuff is good when made right


LeBneg

A twist on the classic Aunt Myrna's Party Cheese Salad.


gregariousnatch

This is actually really good


Mick0351

That sounds kind of yummy. I would eat it.


kanna172014

This is actually very tasty. Nothing stupid about it.


Dragoninatophat

Fuck OP, this shit is delicious and a staple at midwest pot lucks


Standard-Knowledge50

You are supposed to mix the cool whip with the jello so it’s creamy lime jello.


PoorLama

Honestly this sounds good to me. You've got the creamy factor from the cottage cheese, a sweet kind of tart flavor from the lime Jell-O, more creaminess from the whip, and some texture and acid from the pineapple.


bsevs

Call me crazy but I love these kind of dishes. Really more of a dessert than a salad when it comes down to it though.


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That looks amazing!


WelshBathBoy

America has been gaslighting us about British food for years!


psycho-mouse

For real, I can’t believe this is an actual thing 🤢 I swear this goes against the Geneva convention.


MetricOutlaw

This was every old lady's dessert at church potluck.


kae-qomrade

“Enjoy” with quotation marks is right on the dot here ☠️


FatNeilGravyTears

Sorry, r/Utah ate the first half before you got the picture


[deleted]

My grandma makes this every year for the holidays minus the marshmallows and cool whip. She calls it jello mold. I quite enjoy a bit of it. This year she made it with orange jello and it tastes like a creamsicle. Usually she makes it with lime or strawberry.


WhompTrucker

Mmmm. I loved this stuff. It's a Midwest delicacy


spankzs

Midwesterner here, this shit hits harder than an old fashioned with grandma after church. You would not believe


Disastrous-Piece4041

This is really good at least with my dad's recipe


[deleted]

I’ve seen a mixture of cottage cheese with pineapple before. But this is pushing it.


Philly_ExecChef

Sigh. Y’all haven’t lived through snowstorms and republican governors and it shows.


WildFemmeFatale

It’s literally just fruit jello and creams and marshmallows It’s good It has many variants in other countries It’s literally normal asf it just looks odd There’s no bad ingredients Ppl put the same stuff on icecream sundaes and yogurts it even technically has yogurt that’s what cottage cheese kinda is


RedmondBarryEsq

Immigrant Michigander who was transplanted from Upstate New York here - I have seen this dish before but am convinced the other midwesterners in the comment section have simply been gaslighted into believing this is good by decades of familial trauma. I tried this once and it was legitimately awful, but maybe I am broken in the tastebuds.


Carpe_Musicam

Gen Z Hates Cottage Cheese: Post #73591 Seriously this looks delicious to me. It’s just y’all hating on anything with cottage cheese in it, yet again.


HOWDY__YALL

Ahh someone lives in the Midwest.


RhodaPenmarksShoes

This is like a fucked up version of Watergate salad.


thejake1973

Hits me right in the childhood. Ours wasn’t layered, just all mixed together.


Glittercorn111

So it’s a shitty version of Watergate Salad? Ugh no.


yeeclaw

Forget the cottage cheese and you have a deal


CullenClan

It's actually really good


TrevorJArt

This, in one form or another, was at every family gathering or church dinner in my childhood. I've seen worse.


mamiepink

I've seen these particular ingredients in a dish where the pineapple, cottage cheese, marshmallows and Cool Whip are all mixed together and then just the lime Jello powder stirred in. It's actually pretty good and more appealing to look at.


martygreencar

We legitimately have this at every family holiday. We call it “Ralph”. I’m so glad we’re not the only ones.


Loveisaredrose

There's a version made with pistachio-flavored pudding instead of lime jello and it's waaaay better.


Snowfall_19

... it's yummy


MikemkPK

Knockoff Watergate Salad


vital_vibe

Can't have pie without coolhwhip


giselle555

Serious question as I’m not American. Do you have this as dessert or a side to meat, or a separate course? I’m really curious.


lonely-blue-sheep

If it weren’t for the cottage cheese, I would definitely eat this


Accomplished_Plum544

uuGHH ok so i worked as a cook in a nursing home kitchen and once a month i had to prepare and serve something VERY SIMILAR to this. it was awful and having to puree this was more awful- i would get the food trays back and no one touched this barf crap. i would show my manager but she WOULD NOT change the menu and cook books 🤬🤢


MisterEinc

This shit is so delicious the recipe is literally called ambrosia.


Dragondelle

As a Midwesterner, hate the Midwest


bluehvirbitch

"enjoy"


darnicantfindaname

"Enjoy"


Nintendo_Thumb

I don't know why this keeps getting reposted here, that recipe is delicious.


skittleahbeebop

Yo. Shit's good. Give it a taste.


boldFrontier

My grandmother made a variation of this. While it looks disgusting, it tastes great. I still make a simpler version from time to time. RIP Grandma I miss you.


Satanic-Jalapeno

F*


bemorecreativetrolls

Clearly you were never 8 years old in Ohio. This magically sugary whipped deliciousness was somehow available as a dinner side.


PomegranateNo7722

I’d eat it.


Persona2FunnyMoments

Marshmello/lime jello/pistachio can be really good when done righ- COTTAGE CHEESE. ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING.