Cherry Pineapple Salad

    Ingredients

    1 16 oz. can red tart cherries
    1 20 oz. can crushed pineapple
    1 cup sugar
    2 3-oz. packages cherry Jell-O
    1 6 1/2 oz. bottle of Coca-Cola
    1 cup chopped nuts

    Directions

    Drain cherries and pineapple, reserving juices.  
    Mix sugar, 1/2 cup water, and reserved juice in a
    saucepan.
    Bring to a boil.  Combine Jell-O and cherries.  
    Add boiled mixture; stir well.  Let stand in
    refrigerator for 15 minutes.  
    Add pineapple, Coca-Cola and nuts; mix well.
    Chill until firm.
    Makes 8 servings.