Tart Cherry Salad - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 (1 lb.) cans tart red cherries
2 (8 1/2 oz.) cans crushed pineapple
1 c. sugar
4 (3 oz.) pkg. cherry Jell-O
3 c. ginger ale
1 c. chopped nuts
3/4 c. shredded coconut

Preparation

Drain fruits, reserving juices.
Add enough water to cherry and pineapple juice to make 3 1/4 cups.
Add sugar.
Bring to a boil and add Jell-O.
Stir until dissolved.
Add fruit and ginger ale.
Chill until very thick but not set.
Stir in nuts and coconut.
Pour into a 2-quart ring mold.
Chill until set.