Pineapple Dessert - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 pkg. gelatin
1/2 c. cold water
4 egg yolks
1 c. shredded pineapple (8 1/2 oz. can)
1/2 c. sugar
1 c. sugar
vanilla
pinch of salt
graham cracker crust
1 pkg. crackers
about 1/4 butter or oleo, melted
maraschino cherries, cut in half

Preparation

Soak gelatin in cold water.
Set aside.
Boil until thick the egg yolks, pineapple and sugar.
When thick, add gelatin; cook a few minutes longer.
Remove from stove and cool.
Beat egg whites until stiff; add 1 cup sugar, little at a time.
Add vanilla and salt; fold the 1st ingredients into egg whites.
Let cool slightly.
Put into graham cracker crust.
Use one package of crackers and about 1/4 of butter or oleo, melted.
Put into a 2-quart square glass pan.
Hold back about 1/2 cup of crackers. Pour top ingredients on crust.
Put the 1/2 cup crackers on top of this.
Add cherries on top of crackers.
This is rich, will serve about 18.
Makes a pretty dessert.
That 18, depends on how big you cut it.