Fruit Cocktail Salad - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 pkg. plain gelatin
1 large can fruit cocktail
2 Tbsp. mayonnaise
maraschino cherries (red)
2 Tbsp. cold water
1 carton whipping cream
sugar to sweeten to taste

Preparation

Mix gelatin with cold water; set aside.
Heat juice of fruit to boiling.
Add gelatin mixture; cool thoroughly, but do not let congeal.
Whip the cream.
Add mayonnaise and a couple of teaspoonfuls of sugar to the cream; mix thoroughly and add to the gelatin mixture.
Put fruit in an oblong glass dish.
Pour the liquid ingredients over it.
Taste for sweetness.
Serve with a dab of mayonnaise and a red cherry on top.
Serve on a lettuce leaf.