Shelly's Recipe

EGGNOG DESSERT SALAD

Category: Dessert Salads

I (16 oz) can fruit cocktail
2 envelopes plain gelatin
1 (11 oz) can mandarin oranges, halved
1 cup flaked coconut
2 1/2 cups eggnog
Dash of nutmeg
Optional: 1/4 cup halved maraschino cherries

Drain the fruit, saving juice. Soften the gelatin in the reserved juice and melt in a pan over hot water (double boiler). Combine this with the remainder of the items. Turn into a 5 cup mold and chill until firm.