24-Hour Fruit Salad

Grandma and Grandpa Terry used to have an open house every year when they lived at 21 Holley St., Brockport. This fruit salad was one of the items Grandma would make and serve. It is a recipe that has been around the family a LONG time. Mom has been told she was anal about the marshmellows!!

ingredients

1 egg
2 tbsp lemon juice
2 tbsp. granulated sugar
pinch salt
1/2 cup heavy cream, whipped
12 large marshmallows, quartered, or 48 small marshmallows
1 cup diced oranges
1 cup drained pineapple chunks
1 cup seedless grapes
1 cup sliced bananas
8 maraschino cherries, quartered
1/2 cup slivered almonds

directions

In double boiler, beat egg with fork. Stir in lemon juice, sugar, and salt. Cook, stirring over hot water about 5 minutes or until mixture thickens. Remove from heat, cool, fold in cream, marshmallows and fruit except bananas. Refrigerate 24 hours. Just before serving add bananas and slivered

Source: Grandma Terry