Salad Frosted Cranberry Salad Mother's salad she made every Christmas

Ingredients

  • Rest of Salad:
  • Canberry Sauce for Salad
  • 1 package cranberries
  • 2 cups water
  • Boil until cranberries pop open according to package directions.
  • Run through a ricer
  • Add 2 cups of sugar and let come to rolling boil; boil 4 to 10 minutes. Let jell and mix rest of salad mixture with it later.
  • 1 (13 ounce) can crused pineapple
  • 1 (3 ounce) packages lemon flavored gelatin
  • 1 (7 ounce) bottle of ginger ale.
  • Cranberry Sauce recipe above
  • 1 (2 ounce) package cream cheese softened
  • 1/2 cup copped pecans.

Preparation

Step 1

Drain pineapple reserving syrup. Add water to make 1 cup liquid. Heat to boil. Dissolve gelatin in hot liquid--Cool. Gently stir in ginger ale. Stir until partially set. Blend fruit. Fold in gelatin. Turn into a 9 x 9 x 2" dish. Chill until firm. Blend in cheese with Dream Whip. Spread over gelatin. Toast nuts in 1 tablespoon butter at 350 degrees for 10 minutes. Sprinkle over top of salad.