Bing cherry salad #2

6 Servings

Ingredients

QuantityIngredient
1can(17-oz) pitted Bing cherries; drained
3packs(3-oz) cherry-flavored gelatin
1Envelope unflavored gelatin
½cupCold water
3packs(3-oz) cream cheese; softened
1can(20-oz) crushed pineapple
2Bottles (6-oz) Cola beverage
Chopped nuts (optional)

Directions

Heat cherry juice and dissolve cherry gelatin in this. Add unflavored gelatin to ½ cup cold water; add to hot gelatin mixture and stir until dissolved. Mash cream cheese and add to warm mixture. Add 1 cup each of cherries and undrained pineapple. Chill slightly. Add remainder of cherries and pineapple. Add cola beverage, and nuts, if desired. Chill in refrigerator until firm. Yield: 6 to 8 servings.

From <The Progressive Farmer's Southern Country Cookbook>, by the editors of the 'Progressive Farmer Magazine'. Downloaded from Glen's MM Recipe Archive, .