Waldorf Salad. Great stuff!! Credited to the Chef at the Waldorf Hotel in 1896. 2 cups each chopped apples, halved grapes, diced celery, 1 cup minnie marshmallows, chopped walnuts or pecans (optional), Usual is 1/2 cup mayo or MW whipped with 1/2 cup plain yogurt but you can use Cool Whip for a sweeter flavor, 2 tsp sugar, 1 tsp lemon juice, sprinkle of allspice.

Dave

Chill and serve alone or topped on salad greens.

I've never had an apple salad with Cool Whip, but my favorite green salad is apple with Romaine, walnuts, blue cheese and balsamic vinagrette.

I'm think the same as Dave, that you are thinking of the Waldorf or some version of that. It didn't start out with Cool Whip, since the salad predates all of us ;)....The dressing wasn't nearly as sweet, that came later. Cool Whip wasn't even around until I was in high school, we had cream we could whip, and, later - boxed dry Dream Whip with frozen Cool Whip following that.

We didn't have the marshmallows in our Waldorf salad, I can only remember having marshmallows in their full size for camping trips, on a stick, over a fire.

The recipe at the link sounds close. It can be difficult when family members' memories are fading and we suddenly realize precious traditions are at risk of loss.

I hope this recipe will get you going in the right direction. I expect your mom made it so many times she could do it with her eyes closed.

Carol

Here is a link that might be useful: Janet's Apple Salad

Thanks so much. I think it is a version of the waldorf, minus the celery. We never bought celery and never grew it.

I have tried to copy her recipes, but this one wasn't in her 'books'. This one wasn't there. Last year, I wanted to make all of the family's favorites for my kids and hand out the recipes for the younger generation to carry them on.

Marla

If you Google 'Waldorf Salad' you'll find many recipes with some slight differences in ingredients - like the celery. Some include Mandarin oranges, some have coconut, and some add lemon zest. Some use yogurt and some sour cream.

Dave

I think it was Miracle Whip not Cool Whip that was on that salad. Miracle Whip is like mayonnaise and is often called salad dressing spread.
Nancy

It may have been Miracle Whip, I know it's sweeter than regular mayo, and my family was a big MW user. One of my immediate family doesn't like any mayo, so I might use cool whip.

My Grandmother's recipe included apples, unpeeled, walnuts, mayo and sugar to taste. I think that is all she included, but it was so, so good. There was never a bit left. Love bringing back family memories.

I think a lot of the recipes will be different, due to not having everything that the original required. Back in the day, we didn't run to the store if we were out of something, we did make do.

I know "oleo" is different now, I've had to adapt my grandmother's blueberry buckle recipe to use butter (cold) instead of the (melted) margarine for the topping. Now with FDA phasing out transfats, I'm wondering if shortening is going to be impossible to find.

Might be back to butter and lard if you need a solid fat instead of oil.