Glorified Rice

Glorified Rice

• 1 15 oz. can crushed pineapple (drain and save juice)
• 1 cup pineapple juice
• 1 small package lemon Jello (regular or sugar-free)
• 1 cup boiling water
• 2 cups cold, cooked rice
• 1 cup whipped cream
• one-half cup white sugar
• one-half cup chopped almonds (optional)
• one-half cup chopped pecans (optional)

Dissolve Jello in boiling water and add pineapple juice. Allow to thicken. When set, whip to consistency of heavy cream. Add pineapple to rice and fold into whipped Jello. Add sugar to whipped cream, add nuts and fold into the Jello mixture. Refrigerate until set. May be served as is or with whipped cream, garnished with maraschino cherries.