My Favorite Winter Salad(Makes 8 Or 10 Servings) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (6 oz.) pkg. lemon gelatin
1 (16 oz.) can whole cranberry sauce
1 c. chopped nuts (pecans or walnuts)
1 (11 oz.) can mandarin oranges, drained
1 c. crushed pineapple (undrained)
2 c. ginger ale

Preparation

Combine gelatin and cranberry sauce over medium heat; stir until almost boiling and gelatin is dissolved.
Stir in nuts, mandarin oranges, undrained pineapple and ginger ale.
(I add 1/3 pint cottage cheese.)
When fizzing stops, pour mixture into a mold or glass dish.
Allow to chill and set.