Watergate Salad - cooking recipe

Ingredients

3 3/4 oz. pkg. pistachio instant pudding
16 oz. small curd cottage cheese
16 oz. Cool Whip
15 oz. crushed pineapple
nuts, cherries, etc. (optional)

Preparation

Mix pudding mix with cottage cheese.
Fold in Cool Whip.
Add pineapple and \"optionals.\"
Let set and serve.