CHERRY-CRAN SALAD

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Yield 6-8 people

Number Of Ingredients 10

20 oz canned Cherries with juice
3 oz package cherry gelatin
8 oz can jellied cranberry sauce
3 oz package lemon flavored gelatin
1 cup water, boiling
3 oz package cream cheese, softened
1/3 cup mayonnaise
8-1/4 oz crushed pineapple
1/2 cup whipping cream
1 cup miniature marshmallows

Steps:

Cherry-cran salad: 1. Drain cherries; reserve syrup. If needed, add water to syrup to make 1 cup liquid. 2. Place on heat and bring to a boil; remove from heat. 3. Add cherry-flavored gelatin and stir to dissolve. 4. Break up cranberry sauce with a fork and stirn into cherry gelatin/juice mixture until smooth. 5. Stir in drained cherries. 6. Turn into a 9x9x2 inch dish and chill until mixture is nearly firm. Topping: 7. Bring 1 cup water to boiling and dissolve lemon-flavored gelatin in the boiling water. 8. Beat cream cheese with mayonnaise and gradually add the lemon-flavored gelatin and water mixture. 9. Stir in the undrained pineapple. Chill mixture until partially set up. 10. Whip cream; fold into the lemon/pineapple mixture and add the miniature marshmallows. 11. Spread atop the nearly-set cherry-cran, cover and chill until firm. You can double this recipe easily and prepare two to three days in advance.