Cranberry Jell-o Salad

This was my first published recipe...

I had this recipe published in Taste of Home Magazine. They renamed it Fruited Cranberry Gelatin and classified it as a dessert. I still call it...

Cranberry Jell-o Salad

6 oz. pkg orange Jell-o
16 oz. can whole cranberry sauce
8 oz. can crushed pineapple, undrained
12 oz. can ginger ale [I use Vernors]

Blend together the dry Jell-o and cranberry sauce, and cook in a saucepan over medium heat until the Jell-o is dissolved. Remove from the heat. Stir in the pineapple and ginger ale until combined. Pour into a 1 1/2 quart serving bowl. Chill until set [about 4 hours]. Stir after 1 1/2 hours.