Frosted Cranberry Salad - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (13 1/2 oz.) can crushed pineapple
2 (3 oz.) pkg. lemon flavored jello
1 (7 oz.) bottle ginger ale
1 (1 lb.) can cranberry sauce
1 (2 oz.) pkg. dessert topping mix
1 (8 oz.) cream cheese
1/2 c. chopped pecans
1 Tbsp. butter

Preparation

Drain pineapple, save juice; add enough water to make 1 cup. Heat to boiling and dissolve gelatin; cool.
Gently stir in ginger ale.
Chill until partially set.
Blend pineapple and cranberry sauce, then fold into gelatin.
Turn into a 9 x 9-inch pan.
Chill until firm.
Prepare topping as per package directions.
Blend in cream cheese; spread over gelatin.
Toast nuts in butter in a 350\u00b0 oven for 10 minutes.
Sprinkle on top of topping.
Chill well before serving.