Congealed Mandarin Orange Salad - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (15 oz.) can crushed pineapple (undrained)
1 (11 oz.) can mandarin oranges (undrained)
1 (6 oz.) orange flavored gelatin
1 1/2 c. hot tea
1 (8 oz.) can water chestnuts, drained and chopped
lettuce

Preparation

Drain\tpineapple
and
oranges;
reserve
juice.
Add enough water
to have 1 1/2 cups of reserved liquid.
Dissolve gelatin in\thot
tea.
Add\t1 1/2 cups reserved liquid. Chill until consistency of unbeaten egg whites.
Fold in pineapple, oranges and
water\tchestnuts.
Spoon
mixture into a lightly oiled
ring mold;
cover and chill until firm.\tUnmold onto a lettuce-lined plate.
Serves 8.