Creamy Fruit Salad - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (11 oz.) can mandarin orange sections
1 (3 oz.) pkg. lemon flavored gelatin
1/2 c. orange juice
2 beaten eggs
1 c. dairy sour cream
1 (3 oz.) pkg. cream cheese, cubed and softened
1 medium banana, sliced
1/3 c. chopped walnuts
lettuce

Preparation

Drain orange sections, reserving syrup.
Add enough water to syrup to measure 1 cup liquid.
In a saucepan bring syrup-water mixture to boiling.
Add gelatin, stirring to dissolve.
Stir in orange juice.
Gradually stir about 1 cup of the hot mixture into eggs; return all to saucepan.
Cook and stir 2 minutes more. Remove from heat.
Add sour cream and cream cheese; beat with a rotary beater until smooth.
Chill until partially set (the consistency of unbeaten egg whites).
Fold in orange sections, sliced banana and nuts.
Turn into a 10 x 6 x 2-inch dish.
Chill until firm.
Cut into squares.
Serve on lettuce lined salad plate.
Makes 8 servings.