VALENTINE'S DAY PIE

1 c Water

1-3 oz pkg. Strawberry Gelatin

1 pit Vanilla Ice Cream (2 cups)

1 Chocolate flavoured crumb pie shell

Milk chocolate kisses

1. In a 4-cup glass measuring cup stir together water and gelatin. Cook, uncovered, of 100% power (high) for 1 to 2 minutes.

2. Add vanilla ice cream to the hot gelatin mixture, stirring till ice cream is melted.

Chill mixture for 35 to 30 minutes, stirring twice during chilling (the mixture should mound when you drop it from a spoon.)

3. Pour chilled ice cream mixture into pie shell. Chill about 4 hours or till ice cream set.

4. Arrange milk chocolate kisses in a heart shape atop pie. Serves 8.

EASY VALENTINE CHEESECAKE

Graham cracker pie shell

1 can Cherry or strawberry fruit pie filling or topping

8 oz Cream cheese

8 oz Nondairy whipped topping

c Powdered sugar

Mash the cream cheese with a fork.

Add the whipped topping and powdered sugar.

Beat until smooth.

Pour into the pie shell and chill.

Add the fruit topping and chill again.

Enjoy.

JELLO STRAWBERRY

BAVARIAN PIE

from Best Recipes From the Backs of Boxes, Bottles, Cans and Jar

by Ceil Dyer

1 3-ounce package Jello Strawberry gelatin

1 tbs. sugar

tsp. salt

1 cup boiling water

cup cold water

1 10 ounce package frozen strawberries

1 cup whipped topping

1 baked 9-inch pie cooked shell

Dissolve Jello, sugar and salt in boiling water. Add cold water and frozen strawberries. Stir gently until fruit thaws and separates. Chill until slightly thickened. Chill until slightly thickened. Add whipped topping; blend until smooth. (Mixture may appear slightly curdled but will smooth out on blending.) Pour into pie shell. Chill until firm, about 4 hours. Garnish with additional whipped topping.

PINK CHIFFON FRUIT SALAD

This recipes is from Victorian Sampkler Cookbook. Victorian Sampler Tea Room is wonderful restaurant in Eureka Springs, Arkansas

1 small package strawberry Jello

1 can crushed pineapple, drained

cups pecans

2 bananas, sliced

cup sugar

1 small package strawberries and juice

pint. cream, whipped

1 package Dream Whip, prepared

Dissolve Jello in 1 cup hot water using the juice off pineapple to make second cup of liquid. Let jello partially set. Fold in whipped cream and dream Whip. Add fruit. Let set.