Variations on this recipe use cranberry juice or cherry coke in place of soda water.  Just don’t stir it too much.

Ingredients:

• 1 can sour pie cherries, drain and reserve juice
• 1 Tbs lemon juice
• soda water
• 1 c sugar
• 1 small envelope unflavored gelatin
• 2 Tab cold water
• 1 6 oz pkg cherry jello
• 1 3/4 c soda water
• 1 c sliced celery
• 1 c sliced stuffed olives
• 1 small pkg (3 oz) cream cheese, make 13 balls

Directions:

1. Measure cherry juice.
2. Add lemon juice and enough soda water for two cups.
3. Mix in sugar
4. Bring to a boil.
5. Dissolve gelatin in cold water and stir into the heated mixture.
6. Just add the cherry jello straight to the hot liquid.
7. Stir until dissolved.
8. Mix one and three-quarter cups soda water.
9. Chill until it starts to get thick.
10. Slightly sir in cherries, celery, and olives.
11. Pour into a greased mold. (Jello salads always look better molded.)
12. Poke down the balls of cheese here and there.
13. Chill until firm and unmold.

Serves:   Makes one 7 cup mold

Source:  White Trash Cook Book II – Holidays