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Pistachio Jello Salad
Posted on 3/15/10 at 1:16 pm
Posted on 3/15/10 at 1:16 pm
I would personally like to thank the mad scientist at Kraft, who in 1975 created Pistachio Pineapple Delight. Pistachio pudding, Cool Whip, pineapple chunks, miniature marshmallows, diced pecans and coconut. Thank you for the dessert equivalent of gumbo.
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Posted on 3/15/10 at 1:19 pm to Afreaux
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1975
I would have assumed this was even older than that.
Posted on 3/15/10 at 1:25 pm to Y.A. Tittle
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I would have assumed this was even older than that.
Kraft didn't release pistachio instant pudding until 1976. Before that, they were working on different recipes that pistachio pudding could be used with. In 1975, they came up with the recipe, but didn't immediately promote it.
Posted on 3/15/10 at 1:40 pm to Afreaux
I LOVE this shite! It is so good! 
Posted on 3/15/10 at 1:41 pm to Afreaux
i thought i was the only person on earth who actually liked pistacio pudding
i have a carton of pistacio ice cream in my fridge right now
i have a carton of pistacio ice cream in my fridge right now
Posted on 3/15/10 at 1:43 pm to Afreaux
I LOVE this stuff!!
Posted on 3/15/10 at 1:47 pm to maggie d
I stumbled across it in a supermarket a few years ago, have only had it once in a blue moon at a pot-luck or party before then.
I couldn't figure out what they put in it to save my life, all I knew was that it was delicious. I'm sure the guy who made it is still around, we need to send him a plaque or something.
I couldn't figure out what they put in it to save my life, all I knew was that it was delicious. I'm sure the guy who made it is still around, we need to send him a plaque or something.
Posted on 3/15/10 at 1:52 pm to Afreaux
never had it (or even seen it), and i have had more than my share of white trash foods.
Posted on 3/15/10 at 1:59 pm to el tigre
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white trash
That's unnecessary.
In any case, I'd hardly consider it food that broke people dig a la vienna sausages or mac & cheese. .
Posted on 3/15/10 at 2:02 pm to Afreaux
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broke people
does not equal white trash.
hell, i have family i consider white trash and they have plenty of money.
eta: is this a nationwide thing? state? just nola?
i am intriqued, b/c this is the type of thing i would have normally eaten way too often.
oooohhh....maybe i never saw it b/c my grandpa grows his own citrus (satsumas, lemons, grapefruit) and always makes "ambrosia" with coconnut and sometimes marshmellows. Might be a redundant dish?
This post was edited on 3/15/10 at 2:05 pm
Posted on 3/15/10 at 2:23 pm to Afreaux
I make it with cherries instead of coconut.
Posted on 3/15/10 at 2:29 pm to shelbytiger
I don't know about New Orleans, but it is definitely Redneck chic. It's staple at Baptist potluck dinners and part of our yearly family Easter dinner. Good stuff.
Posted on 3/15/10 at 2:31 pm to GRITSBabe
It's a Southern holiday dish and I like it because it reminds me of grandmother dishes.
Posted on 3/15/10 at 4:00 pm to Afreaux
I also like that shite.. Some people like it some dont. But I think the people that dont have never really tried it. But of course I like Pistachio pudding a lot.
Posted on 3/15/10 at 8:30 pm to Skillet
AKA watergate salad??
Posted on 3/15/10 at 8:32 pm to Skillet
It's not redneck or Southern, but I think all jello/pudding salads have their origins in the '50s and '60s. My Connecticut grandmother always had some type of concoction in her refrigerator, and my mom still eats them.
I love pistachio pudding, but I usually don't like stuff mixed with jello or pudding. This one sounds like it might not be too bad.
I was actually hoping these things would die with my mom's generation--thanks a lot!
I love pistachio pudding, but I usually don't like stuff mixed with jello or pudding. This one sounds like it might not be too bad.
I was actually hoping these things would die with my mom's generation--thanks a lot!
Posted on 3/15/10 at 8:51 pm to Dorothy
Not me. I want them to live. I also don't usually like jello or pudding, but I love aspics and those crazy holiday salads with the cream cheese. I have a recipe from one of my grandmother's that I make for holidays, sometimes. I think my Mom and I are the only two people who eat it, though.
Posted on 3/16/10 at 7:42 am to el tigre
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eta: is this a nationwide thing? state? just nola?
Some in my family used to make it. I haven't had it in years but it's surprisingly good.
I'm not a huge fan of any of the ingredients that go into it but somehow it works.
Posted on 3/16/10 at 8:43 am to Powerman
In my family the Pistachio/Watergate salad is served as a side dish rather than a dessert.
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