Circus Peanut Salad - cooking recipe

Ingredients

12 to 14 circus peanut candies
2 (3 oz.) boxes orange jello
2 c. boiling water
1 (No. 2) can crushed pineapple, drained (reserve juice)
2 c. Cool Whip (16 oz.)
1 c. diced celery
3/4 c. chopped nuts
1/2 c. chopped maraschino cherries

Preparation

Melt candy and gelatin in hot water.
Cut candy into 3 or 4 pieces each before doing this to make it easier to melt it.
Add pineapple juice and cold water to make 2 cups.
Allow to partially set.
Add pineapple, Cool Whip, celery, nuts and cherries.
Return to refrigerator until firm.
Serves 6 to 8.