Cherry Salad - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (16 oz.) can pie cherries
1/2 c. orange juice (about)
1 (3 oz.) pkg. cherry gelatin
1 c. sugar
1/2 c. chopped pecans
1/2 c. chopped celery

Preparation

Drain cherries, reserving juice.
Add enough orange juice to reserved juice to measure 1 cup.
Bring juice to a boil in saucepan.
Add gelatin, stirring until dissolved.
Pour into bowl. Chill until partially set.
Chop cherries.
Combine cherries and sugar in saucepan.
Cook for 2 minutes, stirring frequently. Cool.
Add cooled cherries, pecans and celery to gelatin; mix well.
Pour into large mold.
Chill until set.
Unmold onto lettuce-lined salad plate.
Yield:
6 servings.