National Ambrosia Day
National Ambrosia Day brings a refreshing salad to the celebration table right in the middle of the holiday season. Bring ambrosia to your holiday dinner or party on December 12th and go home with an empty bowl.
According to Greek mythology, Ambrosia is the gods' nectar, granting strength and immortality to those who eat it. The term itself can refer to anything particularly delectable in terms of taste or smell.
Around the 1800s, the first recipes for ambrosia salad appeared. The recipes called for citrus fruit, coconut, and sugar. The recipes called for citrus fruit, coconut, and sugar. However, those who find coconut disagreeable leave it out of the dish. We should also note that if you omit coconut, a strong reaction could be heard from a true southerner.
A true ambrosia salad is served the same day it is made. However, more recent recipes call for overnight refrigeration of the dish. Pine, nuts, cherries, apples, bananas, whipped cream, or yogurt are all typical ingredients added to the salad.
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Ambrosia accompanies many family dinners and pot lucks. The dish's light and fresh flavor offset some of the more heavy dishes we encounter over the holidays. Ambrosia's fruit salad has just a little bit more flair than traditional fruit salad. Some hostesses may even have trouble deciding whether to put it with the desserts or the side dishes. Be sure your ambrosia with others no matter how you choose to celebrate. This sweet dish makes Every Day Better When there's a crowd to ooh and ahh over this sweet dish.
Do you need a recipe? Need a recipe? Make Ambrosia Salad dishes by following these Ambrosia Salad recipes: Try these Ambrosia Salad dishes:
Ambrosia Salad
Mama's Ambrosia
On social media, use the hashtag #NationalAmbrosiaDay to post.
