Anyone actually like those jello salads?

[NotabitaiI]

So I'm just curious as a southerner who constantly sees those weird jello, mayo, broccoli, pistachio, whipped cream, onion, coconut, walnut, raisin and fruit cocktail salad things at potlucks, do any of y'all actually eat them or even crave them? Dgmw some of them seem okay, and I'm always willing to try whatever weird concoction someone's grandma made, but most of the time I find them absolutely repulsive.

Here's what I'm talking about for those who don't know: https://chefstandards.com/classic-jello-salad/

 

[ChickenChick46]

Big no from the deep south here! Can't stand those things! Also, a grocery store where we used to live sold a pear salad. It was half a canned pear, stopped with mayo, shredded cheddar cheese, and a cherry. Why?

 

[NotabitaiI]

Big no from the deep south here! Can't stand those things! Also, a grocery store where we used to live sold a pear salad. It was half a canned pear, stopped with mayo, shredded cheddar cheese, and a cherry. Why?

Ugh

I will say, cheddar cheese can be good with sweet stuff, but I just can't stomach any of those textures together, I'm actually nauseous at the thought of it

 

[ChickenChick46]

Ugh

I will say, cheddar cheese can be good with sweet stuff, but I just can't stomach any of those textures together, I'm actually nauseous at the thought of it

Yeah me too! My husband and I used to wonder why anyone would ever put those things together.

As a kid I worked at Chick-fil-A, and they made a carrot and raisin salad. If memory serves me, it was shredded carrots, raisins, mayo, sugar, and lemon juice. Also not good at all.

 

[NotabitaiI]

Yeah me too! My husband and I used to wonder why anyone would ever put those things together.

As a kid I worked at Chick-fil-A, and they made a carrot and raisin salad. If memory serves me, it was shredded carrots, raisins, mayo, sugar, and lemon juice. Also not good at all.

Holy cow
I found the recipe, that's so crazy. It looks watery...and greasy!

 

[ChickenChick46]

Holy cow
I found the recipe, that's so crazy. It looks watery...and greasy!

I just don't know where some of these concoctions came from, or why they're still here, lol.

 

[BlindLemonChicken]

No. As someone who lived in Mormon country for a long time I would be happy to never see a box of Jell-o or anything concocted with it again. Funeral potatoes, on the other hand…

 

[OnlySympathy]

The closest I’ve seen to that here is just jello with fruit (that goes with the jello flavor). Im not a huge jello fan and while some of those looked okay the majority looked horrible.

Still would take any of those over whipped cream mixed with very old expired ketchup though… I am pretty sure that caused me trauma

 

[Bsmac]

So I'm just curious as a southerner who constantly sees those weird jello, mayo, broccoli, pistachio, whipped cream, onion, coconut, walnut, raisin and fruit cocktail salad things at potlucks, do any of y'all actually eat them or even crave them? Dgmw some of them seem okay, and I'm always willing to try whatever weird concoction someone's grandma made, but most of the time I find them absolutely repulsive.

Here's what I'm talking about for those who don't know: https://chefstandards.com/classic-jello-salad/

Some of those are ok as long as no savory ingredients included! As a kid my grandma made jello with savory ingredients! I hated it!

 

[NotabitaiI]

The closest I’ve seen to that here is just jello with fruit (that goes with the jello flavor). Im not a huge jello fan and while some of those looked okay the majority looked horrible.

Still would take any of those over whipped cream mixed with very old expired ketchup though… I am pretty sure that caused me trauma

How exactly does one end up consuming whipped cream and ketchup?