# Recipe with sour cream and Mandarin oranges

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recipe-with-sour-cream-and-mandarin-oranges/962930>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Tags:** food-cooking\
**Created:** [April 16, 2022, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recipe-with-sour-cream-and-mandarin-oranges/962930 "2022-04-16T21:09:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![HoneyBadgerDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/honeybadgerdc/32/1033_2.png) [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\
**Post date:** [April 16, 2022, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recipe-with-sour-cream-and-mandarin-oranges/962930/1 "2022-04-16T21:09:36Z")

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I can’t seem to find a recipe online and it’s been over 30 years since I made this, but does anybody recall a recipe with sour cream Mandarin oranges marshmallows walnuts and vanilla, I am not sure what else but those seem to be the main ingredients if anybody knows the full recipe

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**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\
**Post date:** [April 16, 2022, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recipe-with-sour-cream-and-mandarin-oranges/962930/2 "2022-04-16T21:10:43Z")

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> **[Ambrosia Salad](https://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/ambrosia-salad/)**
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> Because it’s so simple to make, this tropical fruit medley is great as a last-minute menu addition. Plus, this ambrosia salad requires just five ingredients. —Judi Bringegar, Liberty, North Carolina

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**Author:** ![HoneyBadgerDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/honeybadgerdc/32/1033_2.png) [@HoneyBadgerDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HoneyBadgerDC)\
**Post date:** [April 16, 2022, 10:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recipe-with-sour-cream-and-mandarin-oranges/962930/3 "2022-04-16T22:56:03Z")

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> [@running\_coach](#):
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> [Ambrosia Salad Recipe: How to Make It](https://www.tasteofhome.com/recipes/ambrosia-salad/)

Yes I believe that was it

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**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\
**Post date:** [April 17, 2022, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/recipe-with-sour-cream-and-mandarin-oranges/962930/4 "2022-04-17T04:52:35Z")

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Ah, ambrosia salad, standard component of almost any potluck, party, cookout, or large family gathering going back generations until it abruptly disappeared sometime in the 80s-90s, at least in my circles. I haven’t seen it since Thanksgiving, circa 1988.