Christmas Jello Salad - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (3 oz.) pkg. cream cheese
1 (6 oz.) pkg. lime jello
1 (20 oz.) can crushed pineapple
1 (8 oz.) jar maraschino cherries
1 (3 oz.) pkg. pecans
1 Tbsp. mayonnaise

Preparation

Drain pineapple, reserving juice.
Make up jello according to package directions, but using pineapple juice for part of the water.
While jello is still warm, add cream cheese and beat with mixer until cheese is dissolved; add mayonnaise and beat until frothy.
Dice cherries and add to jello mixture along with pineapple and nuts.
Mix well and turn into a 2-quart mold.
Stir once or twice so pineapple and nuts don't all rise to the top.