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Jade’s Thanksgiving Watergate Salad
Today I slept in a good while, but after that and some errands, I got around to making some Watergate Salad for tomorrow. So here’s the recipe.
Watergate Salad:
2 packages of Jell-O Pistachio Pudding (4 servings ea.)
1 (20 ounces) can crushed pineapple + one 8 1/4 oz. can
3 c. miniature marshmallows
12 oz. Cool Whip
8 1/4 oz. mandarin oranges
1/2 c. pecans-chopped (optional)
Stir the pudding mix (don’t do the things on the box, just put in as is), pineapple, (with only a small amount -about 1 tsp.- of the juice because if you put all of it, like some recipes say, the consistency will be to watery instead of thick like mine) marshmallows and nuts, and mandarin oranges in a large bowl. Fold all the ingredients well and then gently fold in Cool Whip. Refrigerate one hour or until ready to serve. Garnish as desired and enjoy!
A Pic of the Watergate
This actually wasn’t the actual recipe, Mom and I sorta tweaked it a bit. Hope ya like it!
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November 25th, 2004 at 7:12 am
Hi Jade, well done! Your mom must be very proud of you. And the salad sounds really yummy. By the way, why is it called Watergate Salad? Something to do with former president Nixon?
November 25th, 2004 at 1:46 pm
Hi Celia, I have no idea why it’s ACTUALLY called “Watergate Salad” but, when I was smaller I used to think it was because the texture when it’s in your mouth is fluffy and refreshing, somewhat like water. The actual color (although it didn’t show up EXACTLY as it really is) is sort of blue green, which may not be like water but is close to what I thought water looked like when I was smaller. But I’ve never actually thought about the actual reasoning, but I’ll be trying to look into it soon. Thanks for viewing!