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7 Layer Salad Video

ECBG — Thu, 09 Nov 2023 21:39:09 GMT

Watching a Meme's Kitchen video today she did a 7 Layer Salad. I have only had this once, and liked it.

How old do you think this dish is?

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deepwaterdotter — Thu, 09 Nov 2023 21:54:08 GMT

i always think of it as a southern US dish. I remember my aunt making it when I was a child, so it has been around at least since the 1950's.

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RedTop — Fri, 10 Nov 2023 21:02:43 GMT

My SIL was obsessed with making this salad for every family function after she married in 1975. I don't eat it.

My mother, grandmother, or aunt never made this; it would not have been touched by the men in our family.

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BlueFinch — Thu, 09 Nov 2023 22:48:48 GMT

Don't know how old it is, but it's been around a long time. There are so many people who make this, 7 Layer Salad, that I figure I've had more than 70 layers by now.

I still like it, but it's wearing out its welcome. I no longer say -- 'Oh great, a 7 Layer Salad, my favorite.'

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VanSleepy — Thu, 09 Nov 2023 23:56:41 GMT

Everyone in my family likes it, but I only make it for Christmas. I don't know how/why it became a "special" Christmas thing. I've seen recipes over the years, and everyone's layers are different. Wherever I originally got the recipe from just called it No Toss Salad and it has more than seven layers.

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Kitlynn — Fri, 10 Nov 2023 00:59:33 GMT

I myself have been making it for fifty years and I am sure it is older than that. Delicious dish and easy to make with a lot of variations. It seems to always be a crowd pleaser.

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tiny 2 — Fri, 10 Nov 2023 01:25:16 GMT

@ECBG wrote:
Watching a Meme's Kitchen video today she did a 7 Layer Salad. I have only had this once, and liked it.

How old do you think this dish is?

@ECBG,

Is this the one with peas in it?

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ECBG — Fri, 10 Nov 2023 01:38:36 GMT

@tiny 2 wrote:
@ECBG wrote:
Watching a Meme's Kitchen video today she did a 7 Layer Salad. I have only had this once, and liked it.

How old do you think this dish is?
@ECBG,

Is this the one with peas in it?

@tiny 2

People seem to take things out and add what they like at will.

My background is different. On the farm was different than with my step mother who did pot roasts and potato salad with deviled eggs, fruit on a lettuce leaf. I had never had that.

I had been used to potatoes with gravy and fried or roasted meat. We had a lot of foods from the big garden.

Many homemade pound cakes and fruit pies.

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Sooner — Fri, 10 Nov 2023 03:34:47 GMT

That salad is as old as the hills. As old as jello salads.

Now days with what is available at grocery stores there are so many better salads--both for taste and nutrition. And today's variety of rice or grain based salads are a pleasant change too.

What we have access to fresh is so much better than the dusty little package of tabbouleh salad mix we used to buy and like!

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shoptilyadropagain — Fri, 10 Nov 2023 14:13:53 GMT

It's old. I remember making this a couple of times 30 years ago and it was old then.

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FastDogWalker2 — Sat, 18 Nov 2023 00:11:16 GMT

I think I first had it around 1980. I still like it and will make it once or twice a year. An oldie but a goodie to me!

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Shihtzursqmom — Sat, 18 Nov 2023 04:30:06 GMT

If you’re talking about the one with lettuce, chopped tomato , frozen green peas , diced cucumber , boiled eggs chopped , red onion slices , grated cheese , with mayonnaise over top and then refrigerated overnight I think it’s at least from the 70s maybe ? my grandma made it in a trifle dish
She was really careful layering the ingredients so all the layers showed
It was really pretty and we all loved it
I’d forgotten about the salad my husband and kids won’t eat mayonnaise so I never made it after I got married

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ECBG — Sat, 18 Nov 2023 17:18:16 GMT

@Shihtzursqmom

Thanks.

The one I had didn't have chopped eggs.

There seems to be several of these recipes but they all look good.

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JeanLouiseFinch — Sun, 19 Nov 2023 16:19:04 GMT

In my experience it goes back to the 70's. I used to make it quite often for church potlucks or family gatherings. Since DH and I don't eat peas anymore, I've amended the recipe to use finely cut up broccoli instead. I don't make it very much though. My go to is usually Broccoli Cauliflower Salad nowadays, which is sort of similar in ingredients, minus the lettuce, and not layered, but the dressing is made with mayo, sour cream and a little sweetener..

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Starpolisher — Thu, 30 Nov 2023 16:53:52 GMT

I love watching MeMe! I made her cranberry relish for Thanksgiving. It's delicious!😋 I read recently that she is 84! And that she still cooks a big meal every Sunday! God Bless her!🙏🏼