Cherry Cheese Charmer - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (3 oz.) pkg. cherry or black cherry Jell-O
2 Tbsp. sugar
dash of salt
1 c. boiling water
1 (8 3/4 oz.) can pitted dark sweet cherries
1 Tbsp. lemon juice
1 (3 oz.) pkg. cream cheese

Preparation

Dissolve Jell-O, sugar and salt in boiling water.
Drain cherries, measuring syrup; add water to make 3/4 cup as necessary. Add syrup and lemon juice to Jell-O.
Gradually blend Jell-O into softened cream cheese. Chill until very thick.
Then whip until fluffy.
Fold in drained cherries.