Cranberry Candles

Ingredients

• 12 (6 ounce) empty fruit juice cans
• 2 (16 ounce) cans whole cranberry sauce
• 1 1/2 cups boiling water
• 1 small box cherry Jell-O
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1/2 cup mayonnaise
• 1 orange, peeled and diced
• 1/4 cup walnuts, chopped

Instructions

1. Heat cranberry sauce; strain and set berries aside.
2. Combine hot juice and water; add gelatine, stirring until dissolved.
3. Add salt and lemon juice. Cool; place in refrigerator until thickened enough to mound slightly when dropped from a spoon.
4. Beat in mayonnaise with rotary beater until light and fluffy.
5. Fold in cranberries, fruit and nuts.
6. Divide mixture evenly into the fruit juice cans.
7. Chill 4 hours or longer.
8. Unmold on Christmas doilies.
9. To flame, insert small wax birthday candles into tops of cranberry candles and light.