The Watergate Salad: Was this dish Really Named After a Washington DC Scandal?

All Watergate salad recipes are similar! BUT do you know the retro story behind it? Learn how to make this 1970s dessert also known as Green Fluff!
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1- 3.5 oz pkg Pistachio Pudding
1- 20 oz can Crushed Pineapple, Undrained
1 tub Whipped Topping, Thawed
1 Cup Mini Marshmallows
1 Cup Chopped Pecans
1/2 Cup Pistachios (Optional)
10-12 Maraschino Cherries (Optional)
Mix pineapple and pudding until fully incorporated and is bright green. Fold in whipped topping. Fold in marshmallows and nuts. Place in a pretty bowl and top with pistachios and cherries.
The original recipe called for decorating the top with halved pecans. Take you pick! Be creative! Enjoy the 1970s!
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[@keghina]

I’m all the way a 2000s kid, so my favorite nostalgic dessert are those Oreo dirt gummy worm pudding, not sure of the official name but it’s so good and I always remember making it sometime in elementary school.

[@yesterkitchen]

Ahhhh! Oreo Dirt Cups!!! I know it well and my kids (when the were little) LOVED it!!! I haven't thought about that one an a long time! Thanks for the smile!

[@thobbs4526]

I just found your channel & going through your backlog. When I was a kid, it seemed like everyone brought this to everything...wedding showers, baby showers, birthday & anniversary parties, funerals, potlucks, it was everywhere. My favorite pudding dessert is old-school banana pudding with vanilla wafers.

[@yesterkitchen]

THANK YOU and WELCOME!!! 🎈 I am so happy you found me! We're all about fabulous food history and recapturing childhood memories! I love that it brought back some memories for you! 💕 The Watergate Salad sure was everywhere! And...I love banana pudding too! The vanilla wafers just made it! Enjoy my channel!! 💖🍸

[@pinkskitchen]

Very nice salad recipe. Tfs. Stay connected 🙂

[@RBNightlinger]

This was so popular in the 70s that churches had to tell ladies to take turns bringing it to pot luck dinners. Having seven bowls of Watergate, but no potato, Salad started getting old.

[@yesterkitchen]

I love this!!!! I have never heard and this is awesome! I guess it was that good!! But...yep...you have to have potato salad! 💖Thank you SO MUCH for sharing this!! Made my day! 🍸

[@joysoyo2416]

That's so funny

[@RootsWingsHome]

LOVE this dessert! I still make it just like my grandma did ;)

[@Will-cu9sp]

Thanks for this great video Jill! Going to be making this for our Christmas Day dessert!!

[@yesterkitchen]

Hi Will! Thanks so much! You are going to love it! Perfect for Christmas! Be sure to check out my holiday series, I have lots of Awesome and different dishes from the past for the holidays! Have a beautiful day!🍸❤️

[@karlapants]

My grandma from NY made this but added coconut flakes and we called it ambrosia salad

[@yesterkitchen]

Hi Karla! I love hearing family food stories! I'm sure it was fabulous! I do have an Ambrosia video. Check it out! ❤️🍸 kzbin.info/www/bejne/h3KUk2OHo8x8m8k

[@rebeccajustis8826]

Favorite use of pudding? Trifle, definitely! But I think I'm gonna make W.G. salad for this Thanksgiving. I usually make a green jello salad with cottage cheese, crushed pineapple, pecans, and a touch of miracle whip. Very 1960's, my Mom always made it for the holidays.

[@SharonGoewert]

My family loved this recipe in the !970"s any holiday,family dinner it was served usually made by my mom.

[@karamiaone]

Watergate Salad is my fave!! Drooling as you were making it!

[@yesterkitchen]

Hi Karina I'm so happy you stopped by! Oh yes, I love it too! And I think the history makes it taste even better!! Have a wonderful weekend! 🍸❤️

[@alfredodoardi2717]

hi jill, learned of your channell from dave s, livestream this march. my culinary memories go hack over 50 years. my mother used the pistacio pudding mix when making pustacio cake during the watergate era.

[@yesterkitchen]

HI Alfred! Welcome! I know that cake well and it's delicious! I hope you find more childhood food memories here! I love to hear about them, thank you for sharing yours!!!

[@jenniferharris3989]

This is my favorite dessert.

[@IndiansFood]

Nice recipe & love your explanation 👍👍

[@yesterkitchen]

Thank you so much! 🍸❤️

[@charlenebyington7405]

My mom started it back in all our family get togethers...then she passed away with in 1999 with breast cancer, so l decided to keep the tradition of the salad going for all our family get together in memories of mom. The only difference is that our family calls it the green stuff..but its called the Watergate salad when mom was making it. We all absolutely love it...and expected it to be there for every holiday.

[@yesterkitchen]

Hi Charlene! I absolutely love this and am honored that you shared your memories. What a beautiful tribute to your mom. Its so important to keep these dishes alive and celebrated. So happy you are here!

[@CherSLovE]

Wow that’s super enticing..would love to try it..great sharing 🌸🌿👍🔔222

[@yesterkitchen]

Thanks so much!!! It is fabulous and if you try it, please let me know!! 💖🍸

[@CherSLovE]

@@yesterkitchen welcome..sure i'll keep you posted..see yah around🤗🤗

[@vincemorgan6096]

My favorite is orange creamsicle salad. It’s orange jello, vanilla pudding, drained pineapple, marshmallows, and cool whip.

[@yesterkitchen]

Hey Vince! This sounds like something I would love! I love the creamsicle ice cream bar so much! Is this common to your region? 💖🍸

[@vincemorgan6096]

YesterKitchen It’s quite common here, I’m in NE Ohio. I got the recipe from a coworker years ago, but I found the same one online. I’ve had it where people use tapioca pudding instead of vanilla, but I like the vanilla pudding best. parade.com/841414/kristamarshall/popsicle-in-a-bowl/

[@yesterkitchen]

@@vincemorgan6096 Ohio...that is where my Dad was from! Thank you so much Vince!! I love receiving new recipes to try!

[@SpAsthmaticShef]

New curtins, nice. Love the Helen Keller reference. So I'm guessing it came from the Watergate hotel guy. What a great story.

[@yesterkitchen]

Girl I love your visits today!!! You are watching my evolution of the set! This is why I love food history, sometimes you just have to go with what makes the most sense to you!! 💖🍸

[@AstarionWifey]

The dish alone represents the 70s merge in one. 🤣 at least that's how my grandma described it whenever I asked her about why it's her favorite.

[@yesterkitchen]

That is fabulous! Your Grandma is a smart cookie! The Watergate Salad is pure 1970s although its still popular now. One of the many reasons why I love the 70s! 💖🍸

[@timothyferdon9628]

looks Great

[@curious1neueckeka692]

My favorite Jello is cooked chocolate pudding in a graham cracker crust pie shell.

[@rosemesser4712]

An old church recipe called Four Layer delight made with chocolate pudding ❤ Hershey bar pie

[@nlyb3167]

My favorite jello “salad” dessert is a tub of whipped cream, pack of red jello, tub of cottage cheese. So yummy! My grandma makes it but adds pecans, fruit cocktail, and colored marshmallows. I like it best without the “extras”

[@yesterkitchen]

You are a purest! Gotta love that!!! 🙂 And I never heard of this combination.....thank you for sharing! I love to learn new things! Did you make this up? If not, what part of the country is this from? I have a recipe of lime jello and cottage cheese from the 1940s. After trying, decided not to use it in an episode. So I am very interested in this. 💖🍸

[@nlyb3167]

YesterKitchen It’s something my grandmother has always made (the version with nuts, fruit, and marshmallows) for holidays, parties, showers, etc. She was a housewife of the 70s, so I always assumed it was in one of her many funky 60s-70s cookbooks. It might just be a regional dessert (southern Colorado), though I’ve never known anyone else to make it. I’ll have to ask her about it :) 💕

[@nlyb3167]

I think I’ve tried the one with lime jello and cottage cheese, also something that my grandmother made (I guess she’s a sort of queen of Jello salads). I wasn’t a fan.

[@yesterkitchen]

@@nlyb3167 I love all of this so much! As a Food Historian, these stories mean so much to me! You are so lucky to have the Grandmother you did! I'm not a fan of the lime jello/cottage cheese either. 🙂 But I love learning history through food! So well worth the taste! LOL!

[@AmericanTadka]

I feel like I remember my grandma making something like this. I love it!

[@yesterkitchen]

It's a classic! Give it a try! Bring back some memories! That is what this channel is all about!

[@gardengnome5911]

We made a similar recipe: Grasshopper salad. Canned pineapple well drained, cottage cheese, lime jello and whipped cream, optional nuts . Or Sunshine salad, same recipe but with orange or lemon jello and Mandarin orange segments.

[@yesterkitchen]

Hi Garden Gnome! I love this! Were these from your childhood?

[@gardengnome5911]

@@yesterkitchen The Grasshopper salad was from my childhood. The Sunshine salad was 'invented' by my sister years later when her own children screamed in horror, "I don't want to eat grasshoppers!" (They were 2 and 4 at the time.) They loved the new salad and in time even braved the 'grasshoppers'. They are both adults now and make their own.

[@yesterkitchen]

@@gardengnome5911 I love this so much!!! And then we grow up...LOL! 🍸💖

[@BerniceTaylorFitness]

Thanks for sharing the Watergate Salad recipe. Now I'll be looking at the jello packages.

[@yesterkitchen]

You'll find it! Try it!

[@demetrinight5924]

This looks like it would fit well right next to the Ambrosia salad that someone brought to the family or neighborhood picnic.

[@yesterkitchen]

It would Demetri! And you know I did an Ambrosia episode too! :)

[@joysoyo2416]

They served this in schools in the 1970s. God bless those angels!

[@yesterkitchen]

Hi Joy! Oh wow, weren't you the lucky one! I sure miss the 70s!! I hope you had a beautiful day and thanks for stopping by!! 🍸💖

[@joysoyo2416]

@@yesterkitchen I was. Those southern ladies sure put out a banquet for the kiddies. Sweet potato pie, pecan pie, candied yams, soul food, it was heaven on a plate.

[@UushiBushii]

I don't know if this counts as a pudding but currently I love chocolate meringue pie. The filling is basically a chocolate custard/pudding topped with a meringue made from the leftover egg whites.

[@yesterkitchen]

I love meringue pie too! The filling is a custard so I'll give it to you! Lol! 🍸❤️

[@rharvey2124]

That is a great pie. Have you had the breakfast item called chocolate gravey? Many years back whenever I mentioned it (in a border city very close to the state and town I grew up in) no one had ever heard of it. Now I've found a few nouveau (?) chefs who have it in their cookbooks. My father's mother would sometimes make it. It can be made with milk or water. It is a simple and quick recipe. Serve it over hot buttered bisquits.

[@christierella]

Just subscribed, I loved how you gave a bit of history. My favorite jello pudding dessert has to banana pudding. As for this dessert, my stepmother made this in 1987. It was delicious! By her own admission...she was not a good cook, but this was so tasty, I didn’t care that she burnt everything else.

[@yesterkitchen]

Hi Christie! Welcome! You will always get history with the dishes! And I did a banana pudding video, with the history of course!!! kzbin.info/www/bejne/bJLVgKyrismMpa8 ANd about your stepmom....LOL! Have fun exploring retro history though food!! 🍸💖

[@cherylagnew5980]

Love water gate salad it’s so good. Lol. It just had another name. My mom would get recipes from people at work and give them to me to make. She didn’t like to cook. 🙃. O well I learned how to cook from other people. 👍😎👍❤️❤️. Thank you people !!! Lol. Take care Jill. 😁

[@yesterkitchen]

Cheryl you sweetheart! This had so many names, lol! So happy it brought back a childhood memory! Too funny that your mom had you make them! But you got the bonus by knowing how to cook!! So...thank you people!!!!! 💖🍸

[@bettygrandy3046]

You are so entertaining, love the history behind the foods you make. My fav for pudding is a strawberry cake using strawberry Jello. As for pudding and not Jello, I literally can mix butterscotch pudding and DRINK it, yes DRINK it from a glass, my sister and I would do this after school back in the 1970's (Are you suppose to drink pudding before letting it set-up??? Not sure, but it didn't kill us, and we did it OFTEN!

[@yesterkitchen]

Hi Betty! I so appreciate your kind words! I love sharing these stories and recipes! I love butterscotch pudding and never thought to drink it! LOL! That is a whole new level of love! As you now know...it wont kill ya! LOL!!!!!! Looking forward to hearing from you again! 💖🍸

[@just1giuleejae1234]

I absolutely love what is known as Frog Eye Salad. A lot of people say it's like an Ambrosia salad, but it's not. Frog Eye Salad is made with the tiny balls of pasta called Acini de Pepe which gives it the look of frog eyes. 😂 It has an overall flavor of a pina colada with pineapple chunks, shredded coconut, mandarin oranges and mini marshmallows. The binder is a vanilla pudding, coconut creme mixture, and whipped topping. Ever heard of it? It's so delicious...I always eat way too much when it gets made.😋

[@yesterkitchen]

Hi Julie! I've heard the name but never looked into it. So many retro dishes to learn about! So I want to thank you for sharing a dish you grew up with!! This sounds absolutely delicious! I don't blame you, I would eat too much too! What part of the country did you grow up in where this was popular?

[@just1giuleejae1234]

@@yesterkitchen I was born in southern California, but moved to central Utah at the age of 5. I have been in southern Utah for 28 years now. And just recently learned that Frog Eye Salad is popular in Utah, Idaho, Colorado, and Nevada. Mostly served at BBQ's and Thanksgiving/Christmas. And the "binder" for the salad changes from state to state. It also has Mormon religious roots to it, but I don't know for sure as I am NOT of that religion. 😂 It's definitely a dish to consider making for a future episode. 🤩

[@yesterkitchen]

@@just1giuleejae1234 I will definitely do that! Thank you so much!!

[@Prettypenny71]

I had watergate salad 🥗 last ngiht...it had 🥥 coconut shreds in it!

[@yesterkitchen]

Hi Jessica! Coconut shreds would be a fabulous Edition! It was not in the original recipe though which is why I did not add it. I love how has recipes takeoff people add their special touches to make it all their own. Which is exactly what you're talking about. And that is fabulous! Have a wonderful weekend! 🍸❤️

[@yvettevanseters8625]

Actually the Watergate Salad is my favorite pudding dessert.

[@yesterkitchen]

Hi Yvette, welcome!!! I love to hear that! It is so delicious and has such a great story! I hope you enjoy my other retro food videos exploring history through food!! 💖🍸

[@corrine3404]

Cream puffs with pudding mix is a fav

[@yesterkitchen]

Oh yum Corrine!

[@SpukiTheLoveKitten75]

This stuff was delish. They sell it at many supermarkets. I love this and Ambrosia in general.

[@yesterkitchen]

Love your profile name! They do! But homemade just rocks! And if you are looking for Ambrosia and they story behind it, I have you covered there too! kzbin.info/www/bejne/h3KUk2OHo8x8m8k

[@SpukiTheLoveKitten75]

@@yesterkitchen Cool! I love both of those treats. YUMMO!

[@SpukiTheLoveKitten75]

@@yesterkitchen Thanks for the compliment on my screenname, too.

[@lawson296]

I made Watergate salad today and it is really tasty!

[@yesterkitchen]

So sorry I missed you!!! 😲 Thank you!!!! It's wonderful, isn't it??? And silly easy, lol! Have the BEST day! 🍸

[@christytroehler9007]

Getting ready at 3AM for another 12 hour shift and your response was so fun! Thanks.

[@yesterkitchen]

3AM? 12 hours? Wow! Are you working on the front lines? If you are THANK YOU SO MUCH!! And if you aren't, thank you anyway !! You deserve a medal for those hours!!

[@Happytrails24]

My favourite as a kid, and still is, Pistachio Pudding cake with a pistachio pudding/Dream Whip topping. Add green food colouring for a bright St Patrick's Day treat! The Pudding can be any flavour really, but pistachio is the best!

[@yesterkitchen]

Hi Kristine! Welcome! Pistachio is one of my favorite pudding flavors as well! You have excellent taste! :) I am pretty familiar with that cake! In fact, I made a video about it! Is this your childhood memory? 💖🍸 kzbin.info/www/bejne/inSviaCobq13ppY

[@rharvey2124]

Green along with browns and tans were huge fashion colors in the 70s because of the environmental movement (Earth Day started in 1970).

[@yesterkitchen]

You are most correct! 🍸💖

[@chistineramos5669]

Banana pudding is my fav with the vanilla a wafers

[@yesterkitchen]

Hi Christine! Then I'll leave you with this one!! kzbin.info/www/bejne/bJLVgKyrismMpa8

[@colleenpiechowski8511]

That is about the time Cool whip came out.

[@yesterkitchen]

Hi Colleen! You are right! It came out in 1966 and took the world by storm! I hope you have fun exploring more history through food here! Have a wonderful day! 🍸❤️

[@BrittanyClow]

Great video!

[@yesterkitchen]

Thank you!

[@ferretmommy44]

I love strawberry fluff it’s made with strawBerry jello powder, marshmallow fluff and any kind but more specifically strawberry cream cheese with some fresh berries on top is delicious! Idk if that’s just a 2000s thing but it’s yummy

[@yesterkitchen]

Ooh! I love the strawberry version! Jello is so versatile! Thank you so much for sharing your take on this classic dish! I may just give it a try! Happy new year! 🎊❤️🍸

[@collegekitchen155]

Easy recipe! I'm pretty sure I had this as a kid, but haven't made it as an adult. Thanks for sharing and the story is great!

[@yesterkitchen]

Well, its time to have it again as an adult! It will be memory inducing! :)

[@collegekitchen155]

YesterKitchen yep I think you’re right!

[@larrychilds4242]

Love this salad but ate it during the 60s before Watergate the scandal.

[@yesterkitchen]

Hi Larry! Welcome! Love it! The salad under several names was definitely around before the famous name was added. I am so happy you stopped by, I always love to hear about childhood memories that were sparked when watching one of my videos. That is what I'm all about. I hope you kidle more childhood memories here!! And have a wonderful day!! 💖🍸

[@Cornbreadmafia3096]

Pudding in a cloud.

[@ParnellTheChef]

Another great recipe! I like how you analyzed the likelihood of different stories being true. It's same for Argentine "chimichurri" sauce or Southern chess pie: there are a lot of stories, but some are more probably than others. I also liked the glass bowl in which you put the Watergate Salad: I think it is perfect for a 1970's recipe. 👍

[@ParnellTheChef]

@@yesterkitchen Exactly! As long as it tastes good, that's what counts!

[@yesterkitchen]

That is one of my favorite serving dishes! And that is what food history is all about, so many stories!

[@ParnellTheChef]

@@yesterkitchen Definitely! Keep the recipes and food history coming!

[@dianned6802]

Used to make it all the time

[@yesterkitchen]

It's fabulous, isn't it? :)

[@azsunburns]

I think in 20 years from 1970 to 1990, I ate this once. Lol No one I ever knew served it... However..you asked about favorite jello desserts.. Marie Callendar's was not only a freezer brand, they had their own restaurants. I grew up in California and we often went on special occasions. They had a pie called double cream apple blueberry and I adored it. When I removed most carbs from my diet, saved my life...my better half went to recreate his perfect mock replica into low sugar version. Sugar free cheesecake pudding is one of the main components. Add sour cream, blueberries, a nut crust. Oh my. To this day if I need cheesecake but don't want to bake a low carb one, we will whip up that jello, a dollop of sour cream and eat it with warmed blueberries. Sometimes we will sprinkle coconut, pecans or pistachios....it's close enough and makes for one happy girl.

[@yesterkitchen]

I grew up in CA too and know Marie Callender's all too well. So sad that most of them are gone. Such great food and such great pies! I am loving your cheesecake in a pinch recipe!!! A happy girl is a happy girl!!!! 🍸💖

[@meloralovesdarkness2495]

Banana pudding with wafers! Checkers BTW

[@yesterkitchen]

You know I did an episode on that! 😉

[@novemberschild7653]

Chocolate cream pie!

[@yesterkitchen]

That is a fabulous choice!

[@JulStar13]

I make this all the time. But just Cool Whip, Pistachio pudding mix and pineapple that I run thru my mini food processor. That's it.

[@yesterkitchen]

Perfection!

[@christytroehler9007]

The 'Better Than Robert Redford ' dessert is addictive.

[@yesterkitchen]

Ah...otherwise known as the Better than Sex Cake/Dessert. I know it well and yes, it is totally addictive! This was very popular in the 70s when Robert Redford was at his peak of sexiness! Although he is 83 now (Yikes!) I think he's still pretty sexy! Thank you for reminding me Christy! I will add this one to my huge 'To Do'" list!!! I hope you have fun learning history through food here!!! Have a wonderful day! 💖🍸

[@joysoyo2416]

He's a communist

[@KimchiAndBeansVideos]

Banana pudding is our favorite for sure! We don't make it often enough. But this dessert looks fabulous! First time we hear about it!

[@yesterkitchen]

Well thank you! Give it a try, you will love it!

[@joysoyo2416]

Make banana pie. Mix with cool whip add bananas chill in ready cracker crust, put whip cream on top. Yw

[@SatsumaFortuna]

Favorite dessert using pudding? Banana pudding *poke cake* 😋

[@yesterkitchen]

Oh!!!! That is a good one! Not only do I love poke cake, but banana is one of my favorite flavors!!! 💗🍸

[@rodhecker]

Another great video. And my favorite pudding, southern banana for sure!!

[@rodhecker]

@@yesterkitchen If you want a real treat substitute the vanilla wafers with chocolate!! Works perfect with the banana!

[@cooking-the-world]

What a great video! I have never heard of this “Salad” before. We are not too adventurous about puddings here in Germany, so I love the standard vanilla one :) thanks for sharing!

[@yesterkitchen]

I love banana pudding! Thanks for the idea, you may see it in an upcoming episode!

[@yesterkitchen]

@@cooking-the-world Hopefully you can get pistachio pudding in Germany so you can try it. Its really yum!!

[@yesterkitchen]

@@rodhecker Oh...nice idea! Thank you!

[@lawson296]

Favorite dessert with pudding is Banana pudding. Yum!

[@yesterkitchen]

OMG I love banana pudding too! I have the southern version with vanilla wafers on my 'future episode' list!

[@leckhardt7]

Chocolate chip cookies...made with pistaschio pudding mix!

[@yesterkitchen]

That would be awesome! I will have to try that!

[@katemill3632]

It was from the Watergate Hotel, my sister lived there, and she was friends with the chef, she used to make it too often. I refuse to use Cool whip, and I don't like Pistachio pudding as a retired chef, puddings are made from scratch.

[@yesterkitchen]

Hi Kate! I do agree that scratch cooking is wonderful! And so very 1930s and 40s ! But I am so in love with retro dishes from the past and all their fabulous convenience ingredients. How cool about your sister!

[@alyssatobin618]

Just looked at my jello pistachio pudding and it's not there.

[@yesterkitchen]

Hmmmmmm..... maybe it's regional. The one I was using for this episode definitely had the recipe on there. But that's really interesting to know! 🍸❤️

[@QueenBird626]

Chocolate pie

[@lydialady5275]

From the 1977 Knox Gelatine Cookbook, Grasshopper Grabs. I very often eliminate thr liquor by using mint chocolate chip ice cream From the same book. Cupid's Cherry Pie. And, if you use chocolate sandwich cookie for the crust? Um. I'm not sorry I can't talk, my hands are full.

[@yesterkitchen]

Oooh! I bet that is one cool book! Gelatin and the 70s...match made in heaven! Love your substitutions! I am a huge fan of the cookbooks food manufacturers put out! 💖🍸

[@georgebuhrman7065]

That's supposed to be pataschios nuts ,not watnuts or peacans

[@timothyferdon9628]

i rember when pistachio ice cream, do you rember,

[@yesterkitchen]

I absolutely love pistachio ice cream!!!

[@mykirbs2002]

Green Fluff 😂😂

[@yesterkitchen]

Yep, this is actually known as Green FLuff in the South! 💖🍸

[@YourMom-rq6yl]

Hey Jill, I just bought a few recipe guides from the 40's and several of the recipes contain irradiated milk. Could you do an episode about the history of irradiated milk and the recipes developed by the dairy industry to sell more product? That would be awesome!

[@yesterkitchen]

Irradiated milk is evaporated milk with vitamin D added via ultra violet light. The name has morphed to evaporated because irradiated suggests radiation and evaporated sounds much better. It was used quite a bit during the 1940's, especially during WW2, with many companies incorporated it into recipes for ration cookbooks, which may be what you have. Here's an episode I did all about that and war ration cooking and using evaporated milk kzbin.info/www/bejne/p5TVp6x4jMx5ldE. Also... 🙂.... take a peek at my Noodle Ring episode ( kzbin.info/www/bejne/mprSmGynbsmKd8U ) which is right out of 1945 and uses evaporated milk. You can substitute evaporated milk in any of your new found recipes that calls for irradiated milk. I hope this helps!!! 💖🍸 And CONGRATS on finding some cookbook gold!!!

[@YourMom-rq6yl]

@@yesterkitchen Oh, interesting! Wow, thanks for taking the time to write back. :) I appreciate it!

[@yesterkitchen]

@@YourMom-rq6yl My pleasure!

[@cornfloats7004]

Hey, Jill! I've got a mystery for you. In the seventies my mother used to make a pistachio pudding cake that involved a box of cake mix, two, I think, boxes of Jell-O Pistachio Pudding and the rest is a mystery. I've looked every where for the recipe to no avail. It was a two layer cake, super-super moist and the frosting was green, too, so I think a box of the pudding mix went into that as well as the cake. Pistachios weren't easy or cheap to come by in those days, so she would add extra nuts by way of chopped pecans or walnuts. Any chance that you can hunt this one up? I know it had to be simple because my mother was talentless in the kitchen unless it involved very specific instructions and ingredients...

[@yesterkitchen]

Hi Corn Floats! Such a detailed description. I'll be happy to research that, sounds delicious. Let me see what I can do! 🍸❤️

[@cornfloats7004]

@@yesterkitchen Oh, Jill, you are a doll!

[@cornfloats7004]

PS: I think that Cool Whip was probably involved as well. I did see one recipe for a 9"x13" cake that was about 4 to 5 inches tall, but it was way too complicated and mother's was only a 9" round two layer cake and it was fantastic. Most of her recipes that ever worked were from the newspaper or a magazine... Hope this helps, because if you get the easy way to do it you will have made not just me, but a whole lot of people happy...it truly was spectacular!

[@davidchappell4759]

Never had it and really don't plan on it.

[@yesterkitchen]

That's okay David. :) Can't win them all! 🍸💖

[@Just8Ate]

Watergate salad ... omg... it sounds yummy and dangerous 8)

[@yesterkitchen]

OMG!! 😃 It is so yummy!!! And kinda dangerous...depending on how much you eat. LOL!! Me.... I can't stop 🙄So I try my best to share as soon as I'm done filming! 🍸

[@henagirl2822]

Its very amazing and beautiful recipe dear👌👌💕💕full watch ur video 1 like and new subcriber dear.. Plz stay connected dear❤