There is nothing better than a fresh salad on a hot summer day. You can sit outside under a shade tree and eat salad and drink iced tea to cool off. When I was a child my mother made only one kind of fruit salad. I love everything in the salad except the mayonnaise! I would eat the salad but I sure did not think the mayonnaise did it any justice. When I married and left home I made my own version of fruit salad and I must admit it is delicious! It has calories though. One small issue. But delightful none the less.
Here is my recipe!

Step 1: Recipe

Fruit salad recipe:

1 Can fruit cocktail
1 Small carton whipping cream
Bunch of grapes
1 chopped apple
2 Sliced bananas
1 Small can Mandarin orange
1 Small can pineapple tidbits
1/2 Strawberries
Small pkg coconut
1 cup pecans or just garnish each serving like I did.
1 t Vanilla
Marsh mellows opitional "I forgot to add them"
Cherries for garnish
Sweeten to taste

Step 2: Whipping Cream

Whip the whipping cream and vanilla with a mixer for 2 minutes.
Slowly add the sugar.
Mix until small peaks form.
Put it in the fridge until the fruit is mixed.

Step 3: Prepare Fruit=s Cups M

Add to large mixing bowl:

1 Can Fruit cocktail
1 Can pineapple
1 Can mandarin oranges
1 Cup grapes
1 Chopped apple
2 Sliced bananas
1/2 Cup Sliced strawberries
1 Cup pecans
2 Cups marshmallows
1 Cup coconut

Step 4: Sunshiine's Final Thoughts

I hope this recipe will become one of your families favorite. We have it at Thanksgiving every year. I never did tell my mother I did not like her fruit salad. Thank you for stopping by and do have a very pleasant day!

Sunshiine