Candle salad

Candle salad, or candlestick salad, is a fruit salad that was popular in the United States from the 1920s through the 1950s, assembled to resemble a lit candle. The salad typically includes a base of lettuce and pineapple supporting an upright, cut banana, with an almond or a maraschino cherry fixed on top to resemble a flame. Early publications of candle salad recipes appeared in the 1910s, and by the 1920s it was popularly served at holidays and among women, away from men prone to make jokes about its appearance. During the 1950s, the candle salad was associated with children, and recipes were published in cookbooks written for a young audience. By the middle of the decade, segments of the population were beginning to view candle salads as old-fashioned, and over the next few years they fell from popularity.

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