Ambrosia Mold - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (8 oz.) can crushed pineapple
2 c. boiling water
1 (11 oz.) can mandarin oranges
1 3/4 c. Cool Whip
2 pkg. orange or orange pineapple jello
1 1/2 c. miniature marshmallows
1/2 c. coconut (optional)

Preparation

Drain pineapple and reserve the juice.
Add cold water to make 1 cup.
Add boiling water to jello and stir 2 minutes.
Add juice and refrigerate 1 1/4 hours, until thickens like egg whites.
Stir in Cool Whip.
Refrigerate for 10 minutes or until it mounds. Stir in remaining ingredients.
Put in a 6 cup mold.
Refrigerate for 3 hours.
Unmold.