Lime Jello Dessert - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 (3 oz.) pkg. lime jello
2 c. boiling water
1 can pear halves
1/8 tsp. mint extract
2 (3 oz.) pkg. cream cheese
1/8 tsp. salt

Preparation

Dissolve jello and salt in boiling water.
Drain pears; measure the pear juice and add water to make 1 3/4 cups.
Stir extract and syrup water into prepared jello.
Set 1 cup of jello aside.
Put all the rest into 1 1/2-quart dish or mold.
Chill until slightly thickened.
Quarter pears and place in jello.
Chill until set, but not firm.
Gradually blend jello mixture (the one cup you set aside) into cream cheese, a little at a time.
Pour over the chilled jello with pears.
Refrigerate until firm.