Red, White and Blue Fruit Salad

This coming weekend is one of the biggest holiday weekends of the summer.  We celebrate America's independence with BBQ's, picnics, camping, etc.  Red, White and Blue Fruit Salad is a wonderful, light, refreshing fruit salad.  If you are watching your calories, it can be made sugar-free and low fat if you want.  It is great either way!!

Red, White and Blue Fruit Salad
The red layer -
1 small pkg. strawberry Jell-o
1 qt. fresh strawberries, washed, hulled, chopped and sweetened with sugar
      (Let stand so it will make juice, then drain well, saving the juice)
1 c. strawberry juice (add water to juice if needed to make 1 cup)
Bring juice to a boil, add Jell-o and dissolve.  Cool until slightly thickened.  Add the strawberries.  Put into a 9x9" pan.  Chill until set.
The white layer -
1-8 oz. pkg. cream cheese, softened
1-8 oz. Cool Whip, thawed
Beat the softened cream cheese with a electric mixer until smooth.  Add the thawed Cool Whip and blend well.  Gently spread on top of the red layer.
The blue layer -
1 pt. fresh blueberries, washed
1/2 c. sugar
2 T. cornstarch
1/2 c. water
In a small heavy saucepan, combine ingredients and cook over low heat until thickened.  Cool.  Gently spoon over white layer.  Chill.
Note:  Frozen whole strawberries and blueberries may be used.  Also, frozen, sugared strawberries can be used in a pinch.  Blueberry pie filling can also be used in a pinch.