Bing Cherry Salad

[r8rpwr]

A co-worker of mine makes this every year for the Christmas potluck lunch. It's her trademark. She was kind enough to share the recipe with me, and I made it for our family Christmas brunch to rave reviews.

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1 16 oz can bing cherries in heavy syrup
1 16 oz can crushed pineapple in heavy syrup
2 packages black cherry jello
1 cup chopped pecans
2 cups very cold Coca-Cola

Strain fruits and save the juice. Heat the juices on the stove till boiling. Mix in jello mix; cool 30 minutes until it starts to set. Fold in fruit and pecans. Add Coke. Chill until set.

[Raquelita]

That sounds delicious! Do you think you could use frozen cherries? What would you have to add to replace the lost syrup?