Southern Belle Salad - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (16 oz.) can pitted dark sweet cherries
1 (3 oz.) pkg. cherry gelatin
1 c. Coca-Cola
2 Tbsp. fresh lemon juice
1 (3 oz.) pkg. cream cheese
1/2 c. cut up pecans or walnuts

Preparation

Drain cherries and bring 3/4 cup of juice to a boil. Add to gelatin. Stir until dissolved. Stir in Coca-Cola and lemon juice. Chill until gelatin mounds slightly. Cut cream cheese into very small pieces. Fold into gelatin. Add cherries and nuts to mixture. Spoon into 7 individual molds. Chill until firm.