Cherry Cola Salad
1 can 16 oz. unsweetened red, tart, pitted cherries, drained -
reserve juice
5 packages Equal sugar substitute
2 packages 0.35 oz. ea - Sugar-Free cherry gelatin
1 can 20 oz. - unsweetened crushed pineapple - drained and reserve
juice
1 c Very cold diet cola
2 tablespoons Finely chopped pecans
1/4 c Finely chopped celery
Place cherries in small bowl; sprinkle with Equal. In saucepan,
dissolve gelatin in 2 cups boiling water. Remove from heat and
transfer gelatin to large mixing bowl. Allow to cool for 30 minutes
to 1 hour until it begins to congeal. Combine reserved cherry and
pineapple juices in a 1-cup measure. Add enough water to make 1 cup.
Add juice to gelatin. Stir in diet cola, pineapple, pecans, celery
and gelatin. Pour into a 9 x 13 glass pan. Refrigerate until firm.
To serve, cut into 18 pieces and place each piece on a lettuce leaf.
Yield: 18 servings.
1 can 16 oz. unsweetened red, tart, pitted cherries, drained -
reserve juice
5 packages Equal sugar substitute
2 packages 0.35 oz. ea - Sugar-Free cherry gelatin
1 can 20 oz. - unsweetened crushed pineapple - drained and reserve
juice
1 c Very cold diet cola
2 tablespoons Finely chopped pecans
1/4 c Finely chopped celery
Place cherries in small bowl; sprinkle with Equal. In saucepan,
dissolve gelatin in 2 cups boiling water. Remove from heat and
transfer gelatin to large mixing bowl. Allow to cool for 30 minutes
to 1 hour until it begins to congeal. Combine reserved cherry and
pineapple juices in a 1-cup measure. Add enough water to make 1 cup.
Add juice to gelatin. Stir in diet cola, pineapple, pecans, celery
and gelatin. Pour into a 9 x 13 glass pan. Refrigerate until firm.
To serve, cut into 18 pieces and place each piece on a lettuce leaf.
Yield: 18 servings.