Emerald 7-UP Salad

1 can 8 oz Crushed pineapple
1 8oz pkg. cream cheese
1 6oz lime jello
2 TBS Sugar
1/2 cup maraschino cherries
1 tsp Vanilla
1 can of 7 UP 12oz
3 drops of green food coloring
green grapes

Dissolve lime jello in 1 1/2 cup boiling water. Let chill till it’s a syrup like form. In smaller thawed chunks add cream cheese to jello and beat on low till smooth with electric mixer. Stir in (drained) pineapple, vanilla, food coloring, sugar. Then add 7 up. Chill till set then dice several green grapes in 3rds mix in the maraschino cherries and sprinkle all these over the top! Everyone will think its divine!