Pear Salad

This is a wonderful, light dessert or side dish. Almost like pudding but with a nice tang. Always the first to go at potlucks!

• Ready In: 6 hrs
• Serves: 8

Ingredients

• 1 (3 ounce) package  lemon Jell-O gelatin
• 1 (32 ounce) can pears
• 2 (3 ounce) packages cream cheese
• 1⁄2 pint  whipped cream
• 1  dash salt

Directions

1. Drain the pears and reserve liquid.
2. Add enough water to the reserved liquid to make 1 1/2 cups and heat almost to boiling.
3. Add jello to the hot juice and stir to dissolve.
4. Add pears, cream cheese, salt and whipped cream to hot jello mixture.
5. Mix all ingredients in a blender.
6. Pour into a dish and chill several hours until set.