Thanksgiving Feast - Dinner - Lena's Fruit Salad

This is one of the best dishes we make for this meal.  It's EVERYONE's favorite.  Lena is our Grandma Gummerson, on our Dad's side.  But I found this very recipe in our other Grandma's recipe box that I inherited. I love my Grandma Martin's handwriting.  I'm so glad we have the whole recipe...because check this out:

Missing the whole part about what fruit to add.  And how it uses corn starch instead of flour.  Reason #255 we are doing the cookbook.  LOL

Both sets of our grandparents lived only 3 blocks apart our whole childhood.  There were more "combined" holidays, then not.  Our grandparents were really good friends.  It's nice when the in-laws get along, even better when they are friends.  I love how on this recipe my Grandma Martin called Grandma Gummerson "Mrs. G".

Lena's Fruit Salad

 

Mix in saucepan:

1/2 c sugar
2 tbsp flour
3 tbsp lemon juice (about one lemon)
1/2 c pineapple juice (use from drained can of pineapple for remainder of dish)
1 egg yolk

Stirring constantly, cook until thickened and cool completely (this part is best done the night before...less work the day of)

Mix in a bowl:

1 c whipping cream
2 tbsp sugar

Mix well until whipped and fluffy.
Fold into cooled mixture from above

Stir in fruit:

2-3 cans of mandarin oranges, drained
4 medium bananas, sliced
2 small cans, or 1 large can of pineapple tidbits or chunks, drained (save juice for sauce above)
2 hard apples, we use honey crisp, but old school is red delicious
1 small bottle maraschino cherries, drained, and halved
small marshmallows (about 1/2 a small bag, but to your liking)

Serve immediately.