My daughter has a 4H meeting tonight and its a potluck. She volunteered to bring a fruit salad, but I forgot about shopping for the ingredients for our usual recipe. I have 2 cans mandarin oranges, a can of bartlet pears, a can of whole pineapple, a can of sliced peaches, frozen whole strawberries, bananas, CoolWhip and a frozen container of sour cream. Can anyone come up with a great recipe using these ingredients? Thanks!

-- Lisa in WI (llehman16@hotmail.com), October 14, 2001

Answers

LOL! I have a large can of fruit cocktail in the back room that you can have also!

-- Ardie?WI (ardie54965@hotmail.com), October 14, 2001.

Lisa take your oranges drain them, drain the pears, drain the peaches, add the bananas makes sure all is drained well,in another bowl mix sour cream and 2 tablespoons of mayonnaise, 1 tablespoon of sugar, if you have any cream cheese this really gives it a good flavor, if you don't then that's ok, mix all ingred. together add a dash of cinnimon. Chill. If by chance you have any nuts, coconut or cherries these really give it a good flavor. My grandmother use to make this and it was great. Tracy

-- tracy emily in TN (emilyfarms@tsixroads.com), October 14, 2001.

Lisa - did you say you have a FROZEN container of sour cream - does it freeze well? I thought you could not freeze it.

-- Dottie Shafer (shaferd@msn.com), October 14, 2001.

I'd use everything but the sour cream and add a little cinnamon.

But recently I tried the best fruit salad I'd ever tasted--The topping was made with marshmallow fluff and a couple tablspoons of dacquiri mix (comes in a bottle in the soda/mixes for alcoholic drinks section of Walmart). I can't stop eating it!

-- Ann Markson (tngreenacres@hotmail.com), October 14, 2001.

CORRECTION: I should have said pina colada NOT dacquiri mix. Sorry.

-- Ann Markson (tngreenacres@hotmail.com), October 14, 2001.