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      Title: Fruit Salad For Cassie
 Categories: Easy, Tested, Xmas
      Yield: 13 Cups

     14 oz Can Pineapple Tidbits
     15 oz Can sliced peaches
     15 oz Can sliced pears
     15 oz Can Mandarin Oranges
    1/4 c  Lemon juice
      2 c  Miniature marshmallows
      2 lg Gala apples
           OR 1 large Honey Crisp
      2 lg Bananas
      8 oz Tub Cool Whip
 
  Drain juice from all of the canned fruit. Cut peaches and pears into
  1/2 inch dice and drain.  Place all canned fruit into colander over
  large bowl to drain the additional liquid from the diced fruit.
  
  Place colander with fruit over the bowl into the refrigerator
  overnight and drain liquid again in the morning if necessary.
  
  Several hours before serving time:
  
  Place 1/4 cup of lemon juice in small mixing bowl.
  
  Do not peel apple.  Slice apple into 8ths, then into 1/2 inch dice,
  place in bowl with lemon juice. Stir to cover all apple pieces. Let
  stand for 10 minutes. Using slotted spoon, scoop out apple pieces and
  Place into a bowl. Set aside.
  
  Peel banana, slice lengthwise, then into 1/2 inch slices, place into
  same bowl with lemon juice. (add more lemon juice if necessary to
  measure back to 1/4 cup juice.)
  
  Let sliced bananas sit in lemon juice for 10 minutes, stirring
  occastionally to make sure everything is coated. With slotted spoon
  remove banana slices from lemon juice and place in bowl with the
  apples.  Set aside.
  
  In LARGE bowl:
  
  Mix marshmallows into canned fruit, add fresh fruit and the cool
  whip. Mix gently to make sure fruit is well mixed and cool whip is
  equally distributed into the fruit.
  
  Scoop into pretty glass serving bowl.  Cover with plastic wrap -
  place in fridge until serving time. Should cool at least 4 hours
  before serving.
  
  Classic Xmas fruit salad.
  
  Good any time of year.
 
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