Frosted Cranberry Salad - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (20 oz.) can crushed pineapple
2 (3 oz.) pkg. lemon-flavored Jell-O
8 oz. ginger ale
1 can cranberry sauce (whole berry or jellied)
1 c. chopped pecans
2 c. Cool Whip
8 oz. cream cheese, softened

Preparation

Drain pineapple, reserving juice.
Add enough water to juice to make 1 cup liquid and heat to boiling.
Dissolve Jell-O in this liquid and cool.
Gently stir in ginger ale.
Blend in pineapple, cranberry sauce and 1/2 cup pecans.
Pour into a 9 x 9 x 2-inch casserole and refrigerate until firm.
Beat cream cheese and Cool Whip together with electric mixer.
Spread on top of set gelatin. Sprinkle with chopped pecans.