Recipe - Layered Pear Cream Cheese Mold

1 cn (16 ounces) pear halves;
undrained
1 pack (8serving size) or 2
packages; (4serving size)
JELLO Brand Lime flavor
Gelatin Dessert
1 One half cup Cold ginger ale or water
2 tablespoon Lemon juice
1 pack (8 ounces) PHILADELPHIA
BRAND Cream Cheese;
softened
One fourth cup Chopped pecans

Carbonated beverages add pizzazz to molded gelatin salads. Club soda fruit
favored sparkling water, ginger ale or lemon lime flavored drinks can be
substituted for all or part of the cold water.

Guests will enjoy this beautiful emeraldtopped mold flavored with a hint
of ginger.

DRAIN pears, reserving liquid. Dice pears; set aside. Add water to liquid
to make 1 One half cups; bring to boil in small saucepan.

STIR boiling liquid into gelatin in large bowl at least 2 minutes until
completely dissolved. Stir in cold ginger ale and lemon juice. Reserve 2
One half cups gelatin at room temperature. Pour remaining gelatin into 5cup
mold. Refrigerate about 30 minutes or until thickened (spoon drawn through
leaves definite impression). Arrange about One half cup of the minced pears in
thickened gelatin in mold.

Stir reserved 2 One half cups gelatin gradually into cream cheese in large bowl
with wire whisk until smooth. Refrigerate about 30 minutes or until
slightly thickened (consistency of unbeaten egg whites). Stir in remaining
minced pears and pecans. Spoon over gelatin layer in mold.

REFRIGERATE 4 hours or until firm. Unmold. Garnish as desired. makes 10
servings

Recipe by: JellO

Posted to recipeludigest Volume 01 Number 390 by ctlindab@mail1.nai.net on
Dec 21, 1997