Cream cheese Salad

Here is a cream cheese recipe that is not a dessert , or it could be a dessert.

Cream Cheese Salad
Mrs. Agnes Shapley

1 cup red cinnamon candies
1 cup boiling water
1 package lemon gelatin
2 1/2 cups applesauce
2  8-oz packages cream cheese
1/2 cup black walnuts, chopped
 pinch salt

Pour boiling water over cinnamon candies. Let dissolve. Add gelatin and applesauce. Pour 1/2 mixture into 7 x 11 x 2-inch dish. Cool until congealed. add enough cream to cheese to make a spreading consistency. Add nutmeats and salt. Spread over first mixture. Add remaining gelatin mixture.