Ruth Lyons Cranberry Salad - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 cups cranberries
1 1/4 cups water
1 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 (3 ounce) package cherry Jell-O
additions
celery (optional)
apple (optional)
nuts (optional)
grapes (optional)
orange (optional)
pineapple (optional)

Preparation

Cook cranberries in water until the cranberries pop.
Add sugar and salt.
Cook 5 minutes.
Pour over dry jello.
Stir.
Cool.
Add any of the optional ingredients you like.
My personal favorites are celery, apples, orange (canned Mandarin) and crushed pineapple.
Canned fruit should be drained well.
Refrigerate until set.