Green Pineapple Set Salad by Helen Guymon

1 pkg lime jello
1 small brick cream cheese
1 can crushed pineapple
1 cup boiling water
1 cup pineapple juice
1/2 cup crushed nuts
1 cup whipping cream
maraschino cherries
(drops of green food coloring)

Drain pineapple for 1 cup of juice. Heat juice and dissolve jello in juice. Dissolve cream cheese in boiling water. Mix cheese and jello mixture and let set until firm. Beat the set jello mixture until fluffy with beater. Fold in whipped cream until perfectly smooth. Add pineapple, cherries, crushed nuts and return refrigerator.