Cherry Pie Royale - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (3 oz.) pkg. cherry gelatin
1/2 c. sugar
1 c. boiling water
2 c. pitted tart cherries
1 baked 9-inch pie shell
1 c. milk
1 c. sour cream
1 pkg. instant vanilla pudding

Preparation

Combine gelatin and sugar; add boiling water and stir until gelatin is dissolved.
Drain cherries and reserve 3/4 cup juice. Add juice to gelatin mixture; chill until slightly thickened. Stir in cherries and pour into cooled pie shell.
Refrigerate for 20 minutes.
Blend milk and sour cream in mixing bowl; add vanilla pudding.
Beat with rotary beater until well blended, about 1 minute.
Spread over cherries; chill at least 2 hours before serving.