Pineapple Surprise Salad - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (15 1/4 oz.) can crushed pineapple
1/3 c. sugar
1 (3 oz.) pkg. lemon jello
1 c. cold water
1 c. grated mild Cheddar cheese
1 c. Cool Whip
1/2 c. chopped pecans

Preparation

Boil the can of crushed pineapple (juice and all) with 1/3 cup sugar until sugar is well dissolved.
Mix lemon jello with 1 cup water.
Add pineapple mixture; let stand in refrigerator until mixture is almost jelled.
Add Cheddar cheese, Cool Whip and chopped pecans.
Stir until well blended.
Let jell overnight before serving.