Acini de Pepe Salad

Sauce

1 cup sugar

1/2 tsp salt

2 eggs, beaten

2 Tbl four

1 3/4 cups pineapple juice

Salad

1 package Acini noodles

1 cup mini marshmallows, (colored-fruit flavored)

1 pineapple, cut into small wedges

2 15 oz. cans of mandarin orange wedges, drained

1 cup coconut

1-2 cups whipping cream (for flavoring dad has used banana, coconut, pineapple, etc.)

maraschino cherries (optional)

For the sauce: Combine dry ingredients first- flour, sugar, salt. Beat the eggs and add them next. Stir in the juice. Cook over moderate heat until thick.

For the salad: Cook acini with 2 tsp salt and 1 T oil for 8-10 minutes or as directed on the package. Drain and rinse with cool water. Add sauce. refrigerate. Add 1 can crushed fruit (pineapple, mandarin oranges, etc.), whip cream, 1 cup coconut, 1/2 bag of marshmallows, etc.

*Note: add mandarin oranges last since they are more likely to split