Jo's Cherry Coke Salad

Jo is a friend of our family and has been joining us for Thanksgiving since before my boys were born. She has a lot of family recipes as always shares her Cherry Coke Salad and home made pumpkin pie with us. This is much like the cranberry pineapple salad I showed a couple weeks ago...really festive and really good!!

 Happy Thanksgiving from our family to yours!!!

 Jo's Cherry Coke Salad

1 can tart pitted cherries

1 cup sugar

1/2 cup water (or cherry juice from can)

2 packages cherry jello (3oz each)

1 can chilled Coke

1 small can crushed pineapple, drained

1 cup pecans

Put cherries and pineapple in saucepan. Add sugar, water (cherry juice) and bring to boil. Pour over jello and stir til dissolved. Let cool and and coke and pecans. Pour into a pretty dish or mold and refrigerate. Stir occasionally til firm.

Here's a link to Taste of Home for an idea of what it looks like, but the ingredients list is a little different.