Pear Salad

Directions

1. 1
   Drain the pears and set aside a cup of the pear juice.
2. 2
   Place the rest of the pears and juice in the blender with the pears.
3. 3
   If you don't have enough for a full cup of juice from the pears, add enough water to make 1 cup.
4. 4
   Boil the juice or juice/water mixture to set the jello.
5. 5
   Add jello to the hot juice and stir to dissolve.
6. 6
   Meanwhile, blend the pears until smooth and add cream cheese and blend again.
7. 7
   Whip the cream and add to jello mixture.
8. 8
   Fold in pear mixture with jello and top with any remaining pears.
9. 9
   Cool until set (it may take several hours refrigerated).
10. 10
    Make sure you don't double the batch because the consistency will not be right.
11. 11
    Make 2 separate batches instead.