Is this a real thing? Jello with marshmallows and nuts sounds awful.
MCBbbbuddha
Why is this called Watergate Salad? I assume it’s because making this feels like a crime against humanity?
Silicon_Knight

Jupiter68128
Just in time for a picnic in the upper Midwest.
EvilSibling
When did desserts become “salad”?
iMissTheOldInternet
America in the mid-20th century really was on some kind of warpath against food
philadelimeats
I made this for a cookout a long time ago. It’s actually good af
Issyv00
My wife made me Ambrosia salad once and it was delicious, I’d figure this would be similarly delicious.
RichardSnoodgrass
Oh gawd. My mother use to make this occasionally when I was a kid. It’s actually not bad though I’ve never had the desire to replicate it as an adult. The whole jello salad era was just odd.
ginger_gcups
The American capacity for mixing sugar and cream and calling it a salad because it has chopped fruit in it will never cease to amaze me.
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Is this a real thing? Jello with marshmallows and nuts sounds awful.
Why is this called Watergate Salad? I assume it’s because making this feels like a crime against humanity?

Just in time for a picnic in the upper Midwest.
When did desserts become “salad”?
America in the mid-20th century really was on some kind of warpath against food
I made this for a cookout a long time ago. It’s actually good af
My wife made me Ambrosia salad once and it was delicious, I’d figure this would be similarly delicious.
Oh gawd. My mother use to make this occasionally when I was a kid. It’s actually not bad though I’ve never had the desire to replicate it as an adult. The whole jello salad era was just odd.
The American capacity for mixing sugar and cream and calling it a salad because it has chopped fruit in it will never cease to amaze me.
That being said, I would totally try this