Always Room for Jello - Mandarin Orange Jello Salad

We're having 45+ for dinner tonight. I hope this isn't the only salad! I'm sure it won't be, but it's the only one I'm making. I chose it for this occasion because it's a big recipe, and because I had bananas I needed to use.

MANDARIN ORANGE JELLO SALAD

3 pkgs. Jello (orange), 4½ cups liquid (juice from oranges plus water), 1 pint orange sherbet, 2 cans mandarin oranges, 3 bananas.
Method:
Dissolve jello in hot liquid, dissolve sherbet in hot jello and let cool until partially set - add fruit and store in refrigerator overnight for large mold. Makes 12 to 15 servings or 2 molds.