---------- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.05

      Title: Layered Pear Cream Cheese Mold
 Categories: Jello, Fruit
      Yield: 10 Servings

     16 oz Can pear halves;
           - undrained
      1    Box lime flavored Jello
           - (8 servings)
  1 1/2 c  Ginger ale or water
      2 tb Lemon juice
      8 oz Cream cheese
    1/4 c  Pecans; chopped

  Drain pears, reserving liquid. Dice pears; set aside. Add water to
  liquid to make 1 1/2 cups; bring to boil in small saucepan. Stir
  boiling liquid into gelatin in large bowl at least 2 minutes until
  completely dissolved. Stir in cold ginger ale and lemon juice.
  Reserve 2-1/2 cups gelatin at room temperature. Pour remaining
  gelatin into 5 cup mold. Refrigerate about 30 minutes or until
  thickened, when a spoon drawn through leaves a definite impression.
  Arrange about 1/2 cup of the diced pears in thickened gelatin in
  mold. Stir reserved 2 1/2 cups gelatin gradually into cream cheese
  in large bowl with wire whisk until smooth. Refrigerate about
  30 minutes or until slightly thickened, consistencey of unbeaten
  egg whites. Stir in remaining diced pears and pecans. Spoon over
  gelatin layer in mold. Refrigerate 4 hours or until firm. Unmold.
  Garnish as desired.

  Yield: 10 Servings

  Recipe FROM: Favorite Brand Name Recipes Jello Celebrating 100 years

  Posted by: Beth Lane

-----