“Mystery Salad” – Featuring lemon gelatin, chopped onion, tuna fish, chicken noodle soup, and more!

by Linkums

16 Comments

  1. No, I have not tried this. It was an old (43 years at least) recipe book.

    Text via Google Lens:

    Tuna and chicken noodle soup team together with crunchy vegetables for a surprisingly good main dish molded salad.

    MYSTERY SALAD

    3 pkg. (3 oz. each) lemon-flavored gelatin

    1½ cups boiling water

    1½ cups chopped celery

    1/3 cup chopped onion

    1/3 cup chopped green pepper

    3 cans (6½ oz. each) tuna, drained

    3 cans (10% oz. each) condensed chicken noodle soup

    8-oz. can (2/3 cup) water chestnuts, drained and sliced

    1½ cups salad dressing or mayonnaise

    1½ cups whipping cream (not whipped)

    In large bowl, dissolve gelatin in boiling water; cool to lukewarm. Add remaining ingredients; blend well. Pour into 13×9-inch pan. Chill until firm.

    15 servings

  2. vinniethestripeycat

    I think I threw up a little in my mouth just reading the ingredients list.

  3. jet_heller

    I think I just saw B. Dylan spit out a bite of that.

  4. Fluffy_Muffins_415

    This salad is indeed a mystery, who put all of this together and thought it would be palatable?

  5. mind_the_umlaut

    Blend? “Blend well” ??? You run this through a blender, (water chestnuts, tuna, mayo) then chill it to… that Jello-y firmness? Ohhh, dearrrr….

  6. OnlyDaysEndingInWhy

    You almost had me, up ’til the chicken noodle soup.i think this one shall remain a mystery.

  7. NextLevelNaps

    WHY is it ALWAYS water chestnuts with these cursed recipes!? Why is it ALWAYS the UNHOLY UNION of jello, mayonnaise, and water chestnuts!? Were these things a novelty to people back then????? 🤢

  8. The mystery is how anyone could choke this down.

  9. Intrepid_Goal364

    And to think this was before legal weed

  10. Bobcatspajamas

    Used to work with a dude who got thrown in jail in MO. Was served “loaf” to eat. This sounds like loaf.

  11. Savings-Effort67

    I keep re reading it and I only come away with more questions

  12. Miserere_Mei

    It’s a ‘mystery’ why anyone would eat that shit.

  13. candyladybakes

    Don’t people have taste buds? That’s just strait up vomit 🤢. Awful!