Fruit Cocktail Parfait Pie - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 baked 9-inch pie shell
1 (17 oz.) can fruit cocktail
3/4 c. water
1 (3 oz.) pkg. lime gelatin or any flavor desired
1 pt. vanilla ice cream
whipping cream

Preparation

Drain fruit cocktail, reserving syrup.
Pour syrup and water into a 2-quart saucepan.
Bring to a boil and remove from heat. Add gelatin; stir until dissolved.
Cut ice cream into several pieces and blend into the hot gelatin until melted.
Chill until partly set.
Fold in fruit; pour into pastry shell.
Chill until set.
Serve with whipped cream.
Serves 8.