#16: Watergate salad

My grandmother used to always make this salad in the spring/summer months that I really enjoyed so I tried to find the recipe online. It was a bit tricky because as it turns out, there are many many types of watergate salad out there.

Her recipe uses Cool Whip, orange Jell-O mix, crushed pineapple, and mandarin oranges. When I made it however, it tasted the same as hers but the consistency was all wrong and it was way too runny. I think the issue is that I used light Cool Whip and sugar free Jell-O so that probably messed with the final product (but not the taste! It was still very tasty!) I want to make it again and make it right, so I'll ask my mom is she has the recipe or just try it again with "original" ingredients.

Watergate salad, before I put it in the fridge to set.