From creamy, crunchy classics to unapologetically weird wonders, these nostalgic “salads” prove that in the Midwest, anything ...

Pour the Jell-O and pineapple mixture into your 9x13-inch casserole dish. Refrigerate for approximately 30 minutes, checking periodically until the mixture reaches a soft-set consistency (it ...

Gelatin salads used to be a mainstay on holiday tables, shaped into rings, molds, and towers in shades rarely found in food.

Slowly add jello mixture to mayo mixture, stirring to incorporate. Fold in crushed pineapple, cottage cheese and nuts. Transfer to a glass 8x8 baking dish.

Ours was "barf salad:" lemon lime jello, crushed pineapple, cottage cheese, & mayo or sour cream. Maybe both. Thankfully, we haven't had it in years.

Sheila then told her granddaughter that she adds "a little bit more water" to the mixture, before adding a "tub of cottage cheese," as well as some grated carrot, crushed pineapple and chopped celery.