Not Really Frog Eyes - Lora's Salad

This salad, though titled Lora's Salad, was so close to what every knows as Frog Eye Salad, that I didn't see the difference. Lora was probably my Aunt Lora, Mother's sister-in-law who married her brother George Faux. Her recipe calls for "soup macs," and specifically notes that there is a difference between that pasta and the usual acini de pepe that is used with Frog Eye Salad. Still a very good salad and plenty for a crowd.

LORA'S SALAD

Cook 1 cup sugar, 1/2 tsp. salt, 2 tbsp. flour, 3 beaten egg yolks, 1¼ cup pineapple juice. Combine & cook until thick.
Cook 1½ cup soup macs in salt water. Drain & cool. Add to above mixture. Set overnight. 1 can pineapple crushed, 1 can pineapple tidbits drained, 1 large & one small Cool Whip, 2 cups mandarin oranges, 1 small pkg. miniature marshmallows. Add to overnight mixture.
RF
Acini de Pepe
Soup Macs for Soups
A macaroni product
There is a difference