In this day and age, it seems rather audacious to call any recipe with more than an entire cup of sugar in it a salad. But that’s just how they did things in the 20th century. (One could rationalize that it does at least also contain plenty of produce!)
Whether you serve this irresistible treat before or after the main course, this old-fashioned strawberry pretzel salad is bright & colorful, sweet & salty, easy to make & delicious to eat!
The prize-winning old-fashioned strawberry pretzel salad recipe (1975)
By Ann McDuffie, Food Editor – Tampa Tribune (Florida) March 13, 1975
Mrs. Merrill R. Stephan got the surprise of her life last Thursday when she was named grand prize winner of the Strawberry Recipe Contest that is a feature of Plant City’s annual Strawberry Festival.
The Tampan had entered the recipe only because her good friend, Mrs. Sam Wilson, had urged her to send in the unusual salad or dessert based on crushed pretzels combined with butter and brown sugar, then baked and spread with a cream cheese mixture before being topped with plump fresh strawberries bound together with strawberry gelatin.
Mrs. Stephan got her prize-winning recipe from her sister, Mrs. J. W. Pfleegor of Morton, Ill., and it made such a hit with members of her garden circle that they asked for it after she took the dish to one of their gatherings.
Mrs. Stephan said she changed her sister’s recipe a bit by reducing the quantity of pretzels specified, and by using fresh instead of frozen strawberries. But when fresh strawberries are out of season, she makes her prize-winning recipe with frozen berries.
The strawberry pretzel salad can be served as salad or dessert. However, the other judges and I prefer it as dessert.
Here is Mrs. Stephan’s recipe:
Whether you serve it before or after the main course, this old-fashioned strawberry pretzel salad is bright & colorful, sweet & salty, easy to make & delicious to eat! Get the retro recipe right here. Variation: Use raspberry gelatin instead of strawberry gelatin, and fresh or frozen raspberries instead of strawberries. As an Amazon Associate and member of other affiliate programs, qualifying purchases made via our links earns us a small commission at no additional cost to you. Click Americana offers approximate nutrition information as a general reference only, and we make no warranties regarding its accuracy. Please make any necessary calculations based on the actual ingredients used in your recipe, and consult with a qualified healthcare professional if you have dietary concerns.
Strawberry pretzel salad
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Nutrition Information:
Yield: 12
Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving:
Calories: 293Total Fat: 19gSaturated Fat: 11gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 6gCholesterol: 50mgSodium: 258mgCarbohydrates: 31gFiber: 1gSugar: 23gProtein: 3g