I’m from small-town Iowa originally. My grandma made many of these “Midwest Salads”.
I went back for a funeral a few years ago. The was a reception/lunch at our old church. I got a serving of something that looked like jello with cream cheese on top, seemed interesting. But no, it was jello with mandarin oranges in it, and it wasn’t cream cheese, but about a quarter-inch of Miracle Whip on top, sprinkled with grated carrots. I took a bite, smiled, turned to my wife, and said, “I’m home again!”
I’m from small-town Iowa originally. My grandma made many of these “Midwest Salads”.
I went back for a funeral a few years ago. The was a reception/lunch at our old church. I got a serving of something that looked like jello with cream cheese on top, seemed interesting. But no, it was jello with mandarin oranges in it, and it wasn’t cream cheese, but about a quarter-inch of Miracle Whip on top, sprinkled with grated carrots. I took a bite, smiled, turned to my wife, and said, “I’m home again!”
I mean jello with fruits and whipped cream doesn’t sound offensive? I guess just calling it a salad could be.
Unfortunately miracle whip is more like an odd tangy mayonnaise and it has no business in a dessert