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Lisa Hodshire, Mastercraft Kitchen and Bath – Rice Lake, WI

1 6 ounce package strawberry gelatin
1 10 ounce package frozen strawberries
1 8 ounce package cream cheese, softened
¾ cup salad dressing or mayonnaise
1 Tblsp. Lemon juice
1 envelope unflavored gelatin
1 6 ounce package blackberry-flavored gelatin
2 cups frozen blueberries

Lightly oil an 11 -12 cup mold- set aside. Pour 2 cups boiling water over strawberry-flavored gelatin; stir until the gelatin is dissolved. Carefully stir in the frozen strawberries evenly and turn mixture into the prepared mold. Refrigerate.

In a small bowl, beat the cream cheese, sour cream, salad dressing or mayonnaise and lemon juice with an electric mixer until the mixture is smooth. In a small custard cup, sprinkle the unflavored gelatin into ¼ cup cold water. Place the custard cup in a skillet with ½ inch of boiling water. Stir the unflavored gelatin mixture into the cream cheese mixture. Beat until well blended. Carefully spoon the gelatin-cream cheese mixture over the strawberry mixture. Spread the gelatin-cream cheese mixture evening to the edge of the mold. Refrigerate.

Pour 2 cups boiling water over the blackberry-flavored gelatin and stir until the gelatin is thoroughly dissolved. Add ½ cup cold water and the frozen blueberries; stir. Chill until the mixture begins to thicken. Stir again to distribute the blueberries. Spoon the mixture over the cream cheese layer in the mold and spread evenly to the edge of the mold.