Strawberry Cheese Salad

It wouldn't be summer in without a bowl of red,
or a luscious dessert of ripe strawberries.

Ingredients:
1 cup boiling water
1 3 oz package strawberry flavored gelatin
1/2 cup cranberry juice cocktail
1/4 cup cold water
1 3 oz package cream cheese softened
1/3 cup finely chopped nuts
2 cups strawberry halves
1 tbsp sugar

Directions:
Pour boiling water on gelatin;
stir until gelatin is desolved.
Stir in cranberry juice cocktail and cold water.
Refrigerate until slightly thickned.
Shape cream cheese into 18 balls; roll in nuts.
Mix strawberries and sugar.
Pour 1/3 cup thickened gelatin into a 6 cup ring mold.
Arrange cheese balls evenly in gelatin in mold.
Spoon strawberries over cheeseballs.
Carefully pour remaining gelatin over strawberries.
Refrigerate until firm; unmold. 6 servings.