German Fruit Salad - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (8 oz.) and 1 (3 oz.) pkg. cream cheese, softened
3/4 c. sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
2 Tbsp. rum
3 medium cans fruit cocktail
1 medium can pineapple chunks
2 small cans mandarin oranges
1 small jar maraschino cherries
1 c. pecans, chopped
2 pkg. Dream Whip

Preparation

Drain and reserve juice from fruit.
Mix together first four ingredients.
Add enough fruit juice to make mixture about the consistency of whipping cream.
Prepare Dream Whip according to directions on package.
Mix creamy mixture and drained fruit. Fold in Dream Whip.
Chill overnight.