This is not traditional...but has been well recieved....and can be made with all apples or all pears if you prefer.

Salad, pear, apple and raspberry

Peel and cut up 2 firm but ripe pears
And 2 granny smith apples
Dice 2 small ribs celery or 1 large
And add ¼ cup walnut pieces
Dress with the following dressing

2 T seedless raspberry preserves
melted with
2 T rice vinegar.
Sprinkle a little of this mix over the cut up fruit and toss until all is uniformly pink
Cool and whisk in 1/4 cup EVOO
And ½ tsps celery seed.
And dress the salad until all is moist.

Linda C

FRUIT SALAD DRESSING
1 large pkg cream cheese
2 or 3 TBL mayonnaise
1 tsp poppy seed
1 tsp lemon juice
2 tsp salad oil

Blend cheese & mayo. Add poppy seed & beat in lemon juice. Very slowly beat in oil. If mixture separates beat in a little boiling water. The result should be the consistency of runny whipped cream.~~300 Years of Carolina Cooking