Apricot Salad

Ingredients

• 1 pkg dried apricots
• 2 pkgs lemon jello
• 1 env gelatin
• 1/4 c cold water
• 1 c boiling water
• 1 c apricot juice
• 1 No. 2 can crushed pineapple
• 1 pkg tiny marshmallows
• 1 8 oz. pkg cream cheese
• 1 can or pkg flaked coconut
• 1/2 c chopped pecans
• 2 tbsp salad dressing
• 1 No. 2 can apricot halves, drained

Instructions

1. 1

   Cook dried apricots until very soft and almost dry. Mash and beat until smooth.

2. 2

   Soften gelatin in cold water. Dissolve jello and softened gelatin in boiling water.

3. 3

   Drain apricots and add 1 c. of the juice to the jello. Set aside 1 c. of this jello and into the remainder blend apricots, drained, crushed pineapple and marshmallows.

4. 4

   Combine cream cheese, salad dressing, 1 c. jello mixture, coconut and pecans.

5. 5

   Place generous tbsp. of apricot, pineapple mixture in bottom of individual molds. When "set" cover with spoonful of cheese mixture.

6. 6

   Allow this to congeal then complete filling molds with apricot pineapple jell. Chill.

7. 7

   To serve, unmold on salad greens and garnish with 1/4 of an apricot.