Fluffy Cheesecake

Ingredients

Crust

• 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter
• 22 finely crushed Graham crackers (2 cups)

Filling

• 1 small box lemon gelatin
• 1 cup boiling water
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 3 ounces cream cheese
• 1 small can crushed pineapple, drained
• 1 large can evaporated milk (almost frozen)
• Juice of 1/2 lemon

Instructions

1. Melt butter and add Graham crackers. Press all but 1/2 cup of this mixture in a 13 x 9 inch dish.
2. Dissolve gelatin in water; cool.
3. Cream sugar and cream cheese (a little of the cooled gelatin makes this easier).
4. Whip canned milk, adding lemon juice; beat until very stiff.
5. Mix gelatin and cream cheese mixture together.
6. Add pineapple.
7. Fold in whipped milk mixture. Pour into crumb-lined dish. Sprinkle remaining crumbs on top, adding 1/2 cup finely chopped nuts if desired.
8. Chill.