Strawberry Salad - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 c. boiling water
2 (3 oz.) pkg. strawberry jello
2 bananas, mashed
2 (10 oz.) pkg. frozen strawberries
1/2 pt. whipping cream
1/4 c. crushed pineapple, drained
1 (8 oz.) pkg. cream cheese, softened
1 c. powdered sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
nuts (optional)

Preparation

Dissolve
jello
in
hot water.
Save 1/4 mixture to be used later.
Into the rest of the jello, mix together bananas, strawberries
and
pineapple.
Put\tin refrigerator until congealed.\tTo
the
softened cream cheese add the cup of confectioners
sugar
and the vanilla (set aside).\tIn another bowl, beat the whipping cream.
Add this to the cream cheese mixture along
with 1/4 cup of reserved jello.
Put this on top of the congealed salad and sprinkle with chopped nuts if desired.
Be sure not to leave out more than 1/4 cup of the gelatin and hot water
mixture
or the bottom layer will not jell.\tThis is so good it could be served for salad or dessert.