Thanksgiving "Turkey" Salad

I have a fun memory helping my Grandma Bingham make these Thanksgiving turkeys when I was 12 years old.  I came across this recipe in my copy of Grandma’s Golden Goodies recipe book which is a compilation of my Grandma Ethel Bingham's recipes. I'm going to make them this year with the kids and see if we can get them to look like turkeys.  We used them as table decorations, but they could also just be a fun snack activity to do before the big feast, too.

Ingredients:

Pear halves

Bananas

Pineapple rings with juice

Olives

Maraschino cherries

Pineapple Sauce (see recipe below)

Whipping cream

Directions:

Prepare on Lettuce leaf:

Body – pear half

Neck – about 1/3 banana; fasten upright to pear half at narrow end with toothpick

Tail – ½ pineapple slice; fasten to wide end of pear (over end) with toothpick

Head – fasten olive to banana top with toothpick

Wattle – slice of maraschino cherry; fasten below head to banana neck with toothpick

Wings – dressing;* pour across back

*Dressing for Wings:

Mix equal amounts of pineapple sauce (see recipe below) and sweetened whipped cream to form dressing.

Pineapple sauce

1 ½ Tbsp. cornstarch

½ cup sugar

1 cup pineapple juice

Dash salt

¾ cup water

1 Tbsp lemon juice or vinegar

Combine cornstarch and sugar, stir in juice and water.  Bring to boil, stirring constantly.  Boil until clear.  Add lemon juice.