Divinity Salad

Total Time: 12 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 12 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 2 (3 ounce) packages lemon jell-o gelatin
• 1 cup boiling water
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
• 2 cups small curd cottage cheese
• 2 cups crushed pineapple, undrained
• 1 pint whipping cream, whipped (don't use prepared whipped cream)
• 4 tablespoons mayonnaise (real mayo, not salad dressing like miracle whip)
• 1 cup chopped walnuts (optional)
• 3 maraschino cherries (optional)
• 1 sprig fresh parsley (optional)

Recipe

• 1 dissolve the jello, salt and sugar in the boiling water. place in the fridge and let cool for about 5 minutes.
• 2 while jello mixture is cooling, whip the whipping cream using a mixer on high speed. the whipped cream is ready when it thickens and peaks. be careful not to over whip.
• 3 add the following to the jello mixture: cottage cheese, pineapple, mayo and nuts. mix well.
• 4 now gently fold the whipped cream into the jello mixture. this will make the mixture very light and fluffy.
• 5 pour into a pretty presentation bowl.
• 6 for a nice presentation at holiday time, garnish with the maraschino cherries and a sprig of parsley to look like holly berries.
• 7 cover and refrigerate for 12-24 hours.