Reader Recipe: Frog Eye Salad

Sound the clarinets! September is Reader Recipe Month! 
I’ll be posting cakerrecipes submitted by readers every Monday and Friday. That’s twice a week! Needless to say, my oven’s going to get a workout. Now if only I could figure out how to turn it on…
When I was a kid, we used to visit my grandmother and extended family in Saskatoon. One time, I was eating a tapioca pudding I found in her fridge and my cousin told me that the little balls were fish eyes. Naturally, I started crying and my mom had to pull me aside and remind me that I was eighteen now and not to believe everything people told me.
So I was pretty freaked out when Jana sent me the recipe for Frog Eye Salad. Thankfully, there are no frog eyes in it. The “eyes” are actually little pasta balls. LOL! I don’t know the size of clan that Jana’s cooking for, but I thirded this recipe (which was very complicated for someone who failed Grade 10 math) and it still made a big bowl. So unless you’re the Duggers, proceed with caution.
All in all, Frog Eye Salad was pretty good. It's like Ambrosia Salad. My mom used to make something similar, only with Minute Rice. Adding carbohydrates to Cool Whip makes eating it alongside ham a little more understandable.
A little.
Y’all come back Friday for our next reader recipe! Check out Jana's blog, Time Travel Kitchen.
1 box Acini de Pepe (see note 1)3 cans crushed pineapple3 cans mandarin oranges1 package mini marshmallows1 large Cool Whip2 tablespoons flour1 cup sugar2 cups pineapple juice (drained from pineapple) (see note 2)
Boil noodles according to directions. Boil pineapple juice sugar and flour 2-3 minutes. Stir in noodles and let sit overnight. Add remaining ingredients the next day.
Note 1: Don’t go into an Italian store, asking for Acne of Pepper. That’s not the translation. Trust me on this.
Note 2: Since I only used one can of pineapple, I didn’t have quite enough juice to make a third of two cups. If that makes sense. Anyway, top it up with water. Or gin.
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Source: Caker Jana