Cherry Salad - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 c. sugar
juice of 1/2 lemon
1 medium can crushed pineapple
2 pkg. Knox gelatine
1/4 c. cold water
1 (8 oz.) pkg. cream cheese
1 small bottle maraschino cherries
1/2 pt. heavy cream, whipped

Preparation

Heat sugar, lemon juice and pineapple.
Dissolve gelatine in cold water.
Mash cream cheese and cut up cherries until smooth. Mix the gelatine and pineapple mixture; blend in cream cheese mixture.
Cool until it starts to thicken.
Blend in whipped cream and chill.