Shirley's Recipes

Servings: 10

1/2 cup granulated sugar\\

Name: Fruit Salad
Key Ingredient: fruit
Preparation: boil; cool; chill
Cuisine: American
Source: Lee Howell
Food Group: fruit
Meals: dinner, picnic
Courses: salad
Temperature: cold
Effort: easy
Prep. Time: :20
Elapsed Time: 2:20
Servings: 10

1 (20 ounce) can pineapple chunks, drained, reserve juice
2 (11 ounce) cans mandarin oranges, drained, reserve juice
Green grapes
1 large cantaloupe, cut into balls or chunks
2 bananas, sliced

Sauce:
1 cup of reserved juice from fruit
1/2 cup sugar
1 egg, beaten
2 tablespoons cornstarch

Combine sauce ingredients in a saucepan. Bring to a boil. Remove from heat; cool. Pour over fruit except bananas. Let stand overnight. Add bananas just before serving.