1 lg. can pears
1 (8 oz.) pkg. cream cheese
2 sm. pkgs. lime Jello
1 sm. Cool Whip
1 sm. bottle maraschino cherries

Drain 1 cup pear juice. Heat and pour over Jello in bowl. Stir until dissolved. Mash drained pears with fork. Soften cheese with a little pear juice. Add mashed pears and cheese to Jello. Let cool. Fold in Cool Whip and cut up cherries. Cool. Place in square baking dish. Chill until set.