Mom's Strawberry Pretzel Salad

In honor of Thanksgiving, a food post. Okay.... also because I used the free 8x8 Shutterfly code (THANKS, JEN!) to make the first 'Orange Pantry Cookbook', a dessert edition. Here is one of Rusty's favorites.

My mom's strawberry pretzel salad:




1 stick margarine
1/2 cup sugar (granulated)
2 Cups crushd pretzels

SECOND LAYER:

1 Cup Sugar ( I use powdered)
12 oz Cool Whip
8 oz Cream Cheese (softened)

TOP LAYER:

2 Cups Hot Water
2 (3oz.) pkgs strawberry Jello
2 (16 oz.)pkgs. frozen strawberries

For the crust, melt margarine and dissolve sugar in it. Add crushed pretzels. Mix and pat in 9x13 pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes. Cool. For the second layer, mix sugar, cream cheese and Cool Whip. Spread over cooled crust. Chill while making top layer. For the top layer, dissolve Jello in hot/boiling water. Add frozen strawberries and mix. Let partially set. Pour over second layer and refrigerate.