Tart Cherry Salad Recipe
- 2 (16 ounce) cans tart red cherries
- 2 (8 ounce) cans crushed pineapple
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 (6 ounce) packages cherry Jell-O®
- 3 cups ginger ale
- 3/4 cup flaked coconut
- 1 cup chopped nuts
- Drain cherries and pineapple, reserving juices. Set fruit aside. Add enough water to combined juices to make 3-1/4 cups; pour into a saucepan. Add sugar; bring to a boil. Remove from the heat; stir in gelatin until dissolved. Add cherries, pineapple and ginger ale. Chill until partially set. Stir in coconut and nuts if desired. Pour into an oiled 3-qt. mold or 13-in. x 9-in. x 2-in. pan. Chill until firm, about 3 hours.
