Traverse, Northern Michigan’s – July 2019

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DAVE WEIDNER

1 6-ounce package

cherry-flavored gelatin

1 21-ounce can

Montmorency Very

Cherry Pie Filling (from

kingorchards.com)

1 20-ounce can crushed

pineapple

1 8-ounce package

softened cream cheese

1 cup sour cream

N cup granulated sugar

N cup chopped pecans or

walnuts, optional

PREPARATION

Put gelatin in a large mixing

bowl. Dissolve gelatin with 2

cups boiling water; mix well.

Add cherry pie filling and

pineapple with juice from

the can. Mix well. Pour into

13x9x2 inch pan. Refrigerate

until gelatin is set.

Mix cream cheese, sour

cream and sugar until smooth.

Spread over salad after gelatin

is set. Refrigerate until ready

to serve. Sprinkle with nuts,

if desired, just before serving.

Makes 12 large servings.

GEORGE WASHINGTON SALAD

This pride-of-the-potluck uses King

Orchards’ famous canned pie filling,

and it just happens to be every

family member’s and employee’s

very favorite cherry recipe.

Recipes