Lemon Berry Mold

Serve this salad-dessert with a tangy-sweet topper.

Makes 6 servings.

2 envelope unflavored gelatin
1 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 1/2 cups water
1/2 cup lemon juice
Yellow food coloring
1 pint strawberries, washed and stemmed
Cheese Fluff (recipe follows)

Procedure:
1. Soften gelatin with sugar and salt in 1 cup of the water in a small saucepan; heat, stirring constantly,just until gelatin dissolves.
2. Pour into a medium-size bowl; stir in remaining 2 1/2 cups water and lemon juice; tint lemon-yellow with food coloring.
3. Makes a design on top of mold this way: Pour a one-inch depth of gelatin mixture into a 6-cup mold; chill along with remaining gelatin in bowl until layer is as thick as unbeaten egg white. Arrange a ring of strawberries, pointed ends out,in gelatin in mold;chill until sticky-firm.
4. Fold remaining strawberries,saving one for garnish, into thickened gelatin in bowl; spoon over sticky-firm layer in mood. Chill several hours, or until firm.
5. Unmold onto serving plate; top with saved strawberry. Serve with Cheese Fluff.

Cheese Fluff:
Soften 1package (3or 4 ounces) cream cheese in a small bowl.Beat 1/2 cup cream for whipping with 1 tablespoon sugar until stiff in a second small bowl; fold into cheese. Makes about 1 1/4 cups.