what is candle salad

A candle salad is a vintage fruit salad that was popular in America from the 1920s through to the 1960s. It is typically composed of lettuce, pineapple, banana, cherry, and either mayonnaise or cottage cheese. The ingredients are assembled to resemble a lit candle, with the banana standing vertically in the pineapple ring and topped with a cherry to mimic a flame. The salad was known as an easy way to get children to eat fruit because of its unusual appearance and was considered a child-friendly introduction to cooking due to its simple construction