Fruited Cheese Ball - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 pkg. cream cheese, softened
1 (8 1/4 oz.) can crushed pineapple, well drained
2 Tbsp. chopped maraschino cherries
1 tsp. grated orange peel
1/8 tsp. ground ginger
1/2 c. finely chopped walnuts

Preparation

Combine cream cheese, pineapple, cherries, orange peel and ginger.
Refrigerate until firm enough to shape into a ball.
Fold in finely chopped walnuts.
Refrigerate several hours to blend flavors.
Serve with sliced pears or apples.
Dip the slices in lemon juice to retard discoloration.
Serve cheese ball at room temperature.
Encircle the cheese ball with the fruit slices to serve.