- 14 graham crackers, crushed
- 1/2 cup white sugar
- 1/2 cup melted butter
- 1 (12 fluid ounce) can evaporated milk, chilled
- 1 cup white sugar
- 2 lemons, juiced
- 1 (3 ounce) package lemon flavored Jell-O®
- 1 cup crushed pineapple, drained
- 1/2 cup graham cracker crumbs
- 1/4 cup maraschino cherries, drained and chopped
- To Prepare Crust: mix graham crackers, 1/2 cup sugar and melted butter and press into 9 x 13 inch pan.
- Mix lemon gelatin with 1 cup boiling water and let cool.
- Meanwhile, whip the chilled evaporated milk, add the 1 cup sugar and lemon juice. Whip until sugar is dissolved. Whip in the cooled gelatin into the milk mixture then stir in pineapple.
- Pour lemon mixture over crust in pan. Sprinkle with 1/2 cup crushed graham crackers and chopped maraschino cherries if desired. Chill several hours or overnight.
Variation: Mix one 8 ounce package of cream cheese with the 1 cup sugar; add this to the whipped milk, gelatin and lemon juice mixture. Stir in pineapple then proceed as above.