Rhoda’s Yummy Orange Salad

2 cups water, hot
2 cups water, cold
1 package vanilla COOKED pudding (NOT INSTANT)-the large size pudding
1-8 oz container cool whip
1 package orange jello –the large size
2 cans mandarin oranges

DIRECTIONS:

In a saucepan, place 2 cups water. Pour the pudding mix into the two cups of water and bring to a boil.
Pour one package orange Jello into the boiling water and mix until Jello is dissolved.
Add 2 cups cold water and stir well.
Refrigerate until almost set (about 2 hours) and then add 8 ounces cool whip and 2 cans drained mandarin oranges.

Rhoda (Wendi’s mom) made this salad the day Jax was blessed and it was SO good that I thought I would type it up for all of you. I hope she won’t mind!