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1940’s Chili Cheese GELATIN Salad Recipe



This recipe was a request from a peer (yes, vintage recipe makers have peers) that I was excited to indulge. 

The Chili Cheese Salad is a late 1940’s recipe from Better Homes and Gardens. It is not your typical salad. It is a *gelatin* salad. 

I had a suspicious feeling that it would be a little too difficult for me to eat the whole thing, so I made a HALF recipe. I present to you, though, dear viewers, the full recipe below. 

INGREDIENTS:
1 tablespoon unflavoured gelatin
1/4 cup cold water
1 cup chili sauce
1 cup dry cottage cheese
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup heavy cream, whipped

METHOD:
Soften gelatin in cold water; dissolve over hot water. Combine chili sauce, cheese, mayonnaise, and salt; add gelatin; fold in whipped cream. Chill in oiled mold until firm. Unmold on crisp lettuce and garnish with tomato wedges. Serves 6.

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4 Comments

  1. Vintage Recipe Hero

    This recipe was a request from a peer (yes, vintage recipe makers have peers) that I was excited to indulge. 

    The Chili Cheese Salad is a late 1940's recipe from Better Homes and Gardens. It is not your typical salad. It is a gelatin salad. 

    I had a suspicious feeling that it would be a little too difficult for me to eat the whole thing, so I made a HALF recipe. I present to you, though, dear viewers, the full recipe below. 

    INGREDIENTS:
    1 tablespoon unflavoured gelatin
    1/4 cup cold water
    1 cup chili sauce
    1 cup dry cottage cheese
    1/2 cup mayonnaise
    1/2 teaspoon salt
    1 cup heavy cream, whipped

    METHOD:
    Soften gelatin in cold water; dissolve over hot water. Combine chili sauce, cheese, mayonnaise, and salt; add gelatin; fold in whipped cream. Chill in oiled mold until firm. Unmold on crisp lettuce and garnish with tomato wedges. Serves 6.

  2. Bake Across Europe

    You brave soul—you made it! Thank you for indulging my curiosity 😅 That looks awful 😂😂

    (It was me who requested it. I had messaged you with a different account.)

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