Boomer:
This won't help you, but I had to look in my 1967
Joy of Cooking to see if Mrs. Rombauer and her daughter Marion Becker had anything.
Cherry & Hazelnut Salad
Drain and pit: canned white cherries
Insert in each cherry: a hazelnut meat
Serve very cold with: cottage cheese, mayonnaise
Sounds very uncolorful and a h*** of a lot of work!
Cheers, and may you find a solution!
SWR