Overnight Salad - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 to 1 head lettuce, broken up
1 c. water chestnuts, cut up
1/2 pkg. frozen peas (unthawed)
1 small onion (in rings)
1 to 2 celery stalks, cut in pieces
green pepper strips (small)
1 small can shrimp (optional)
1 1/3 c. mayonnaise
2 tsp. sugar
shredded Cheddar or American cheese

Preparation

Place lettuce on bottom of bowl.
Mix next 6 ingredients; place on lettuce.
Spread mayonnaise over top.
Sprinkle with sugar and then the cheese.
Cover with foil and refrigerate overnight.
Top with Bac*Os or crisp bacon bits.