Fresh Cranberry Jello Salad - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 (10 ounce) package fresh cranberries or (10 ounce) package frozen cranberries, picked over and washed
4 cups water
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
2 cups sugar
9 ounces strawberry Jell-O gelatin dessert (3 small boxes)
4 cups miniature marshmallows
2 cups red apples, diced
1 cup chopped nuts (optional)
1 (9 ounce) can crushed pineapple, drained
3 (11 ounce) cans mandarin oranges, drained
1 -2 cup green seedless grapes or 1 -2 cup red seedless grapes, halved

Preparation

Cook cranberries in the 4 cups water to a boil.
Add soda and stir and enjoy watching it bubble up.
Simmer 10 minutes.
Stir in sugar, jello, and marshmallows.
Stir until melted.
Let mixture cool.
Add apples, nuts, pineapple, oranges, and grapes.
Pour into one 9\" x 13\" pan and one 8\" x 8\" pan.
Chill until firm.