Frog's Eye Salad

First off drain your mandarin oranges and discard that juice, then when you drain all your pineapple you will want to save that juice. You will need 1 3/4 C. of pineapple juice. If you drain it well you will have no problem getting the juice but if you are a little shy, no problem, just add water to make up the 1 3/4 C. Then put your fruit in a bowl and stick it in the refrigerator. You won't need it till the next day.

Next mix the spezziello pasta. Sometimes I can't find it in the stores but that isn't a problem, I just substitute acini di pepe and no one knows the difference. Use a 4 quart saucepan or bigger and add 3 quarts of water, the 2 tsp. of salt, and the oil and bring it to a boil. Then add your 16 ounces of pasta and cook for 8 minutes. You will need to rinse it extremely well, I always rinse it 3 times in cold water. Set it aside for a bit in a big bowl while you make the sauce.

You can use your same saucepan and mix your eggs, sugar, lemon juice, flour, reserved pineapple juice, and 1/2 tsp. of salt together. Next you will want to cook this till thick and let it cool. After it is about room temperature combine it with your already cooked pasta, mix well, and refrigerate it overnight.

Now you just need to add the fruit that you have drained, the mini marshmallows, and cool whip to the pasta and sauce. Mix it up well and put it back in the refrigerator until you are ready to serve it.