Cranberry Cherry Salad - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 c. boiling water
1 (8 oz.) can cranberry sauce (whole berry or jelled)
1 1/2 c. liquid (juice from cherries + water)
1/2 c. chopped nuts (optional)
1 (6 oz.) pkg. orange gelatin
1 (17 oz.) can dark sweet cherries
1 apple
1 c. sour cream

Preparation

Bring water to a boil.
Pour gelatin into boiling water and remove from heat; stir to dissolve.
Set aside 1/2 cup of the gelatin.
Put cranberry sauce into gelatin; stir to dissolve. Drain cherries and save juice.
Add water to the juice to make 1 1/2 cups.
Add cherry juice to the gelatin and refrigerate until almost set.
Add sour cream to the 1/2 cup of gelatin and refrigerate.
Halve cherries.
Peel and dice apple.
Toss apple, nuts and cherries together.
When the gelatin is almost set, spoon the fruit into it and lightly mix.
Layer the gelatin mixture and sour cream mixture in a serving dish or individual dishes.