Orange Sherbet Mold - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 pkg. orange gelatin (3 oz. each)
1 1/2 c. boiling water
1 (11 oz.) can drained Mandarin oranges
2 c. (1 pt.) orange sherbet
1 Tbsp. lemon juice
1/4 c. Cointreau (good, but optional)

Preparation

Dissolve
gelatin
in
boiling
water; cool.
Meanwhile drain oranges,
reserving syrup.
To the syrup add lemon juice and Cointreau.
Stir
into
gelatin
mixture.
Stir in orange sherbet just
until
sherbet
melts.
Add oranges.
Pour into oiled mold. Chill
several hours before serving.
Can be used as a salad
or a light dessert.
Use a 6 cup mold with sprigs of fresh
mint or chopped maraschino cherries on top to make a color contrast.