1 cup boiling water
1/3 cup red cinnamon candies
2/3 cup boiling wate
1 cup chopped apples
1 cup chopped celery
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
Dissolve jello in 1 cup water. Add cinnamon candies to 2/3 cup water. Stir candies to dissolve. Add to jello and cool until partially set. Add remaining ingredients. Pour into mold and chill until firm. Serve with mayonnaise.
Yes, you read that last part correct, serve with mayonnaise! Well, these days not too many people are used to having celery and nuts in their Jell-O, so it takes getting used to for sure. It's very pretty though. I never was able to get the cinnamon candies to completely dissolve all the way, so I had to fish out the remnants with a spoon. When I served this and told my family they had to dip each bite in mayo, well, their faces were pretty funny. It's definitely different, something that was probably a bigger hit back in the '60s or something.
Mom made it almost every Christmas. But, I don't remember the mayo!
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