Recipe: Cream Cheese and Jello Salads (6) for Peggy

PEAR SALAD

1 small package lime Jello
4 oz. cream cheese
1 (8-oz.) container Cool Whip
1 large can pears, well drained (reserve 1 c. juice)

Dissolve Jello in 1 cup boiling pear juice. Place in refrigerator until Jello just begins to set. In blender,
mix pears and cream cheese. Blend in Jello. In large mixing bowl, fold together Jello mixture and Cool
Whip. Pour into 8x8-inch baking pan and chill until set.

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DRY JELLO SALAD

1 small package orange Jello
1 (16-oz.) carton cottage cheese
1 (8-oz.) container Cool Whip
1 can mandarin oranges, cut in half and drained

Mix dry Jello with cottage cheese until dissolved. Add oranges and fold in Cool Whip. Cover and keep cold.

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BING CHERRY SALAD

1 quart pitted canned cherries
1 (16-oz.) can crushed pineapple
1 (8-oz.) package cream cheese
1 large package cherry Jello
1 cup coca-cola

Drain juice from fruit and add water to make 3 cups boiling liquid. Pour over Jello to dissolve. Stir in
cola. When Jello is slightly thickened, add cherries, pineapple, and cream cheese, broken into pieces.
Pour into serving dish and chill.

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LIME-PINEAPPLE SALAD

1 large package lime Jello
1 (16-oz.) carton cottage cheese
2 cups boiling water
1 can crushed pineapple, drained
1/2 cup chopped nuts (optional)

Dissolve Jello in the boiling water. Cool slightly. Add pineapple, cottage cheese, and nuts. Refrigerate until Jello sets.

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RASPBERRY SALAD

3/4 cup water
1 can crushed pineapple
1 small package raspberry Jello
1 cup cottage cheese
1 cup Cool Whip

Heat water and pineapple to boiling. Add Jello and dissolve. Place in refrigerator until a soft jell is
formed. Add cottage cheese and Cool Whip.

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7-UP SALAD

1 small package lemon or lime Jello
1 cup boiling water
1 (8-oz.) package cream cheese, broken into small pieces
1 can crushed pineapple, drained
1 tsp. sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
1/2 cup maraschino cherries (optional)
1 cup 7-Up

Dissolve Jello in boiling water, add cream cheese. Beat with an electric mixer at low speed until smooth. Stir in pineapple, sugar, and vanilla. Add 7-Up. Refrigerate until set.