Spangler's Orange Circus Peanut Gelatin

I'm in the process of organizing a lot of my recipe clippings into a cool little retro recipe binder I found recently, called Kitchen Clips, and came across this recipe I snipped from the back of a package of Spangler Circus Peanuts (the best brand when it comes to Circus Peanuts. Always soft. None of that stale, hard stuff like some of the other brands).

7 ounces (about 30) of Spangler Circus Peanuts
1 6oz. package of orange flavored gelatin
1 16oz. can of Mandarin oranges, drained*
2 cups of boiling water
1 3/4 cups of Mandarin orange syrup and cold water
2 cups of whipped topping
*You may substitute 16oz. of canned crushed pineapple, drained

Cut the Spangler Circus Peanuts into small pieces. Dissolve the orange gelatin in the boiling water. Add the pieces of Spangler Circus Peanuts, stirring until dissolved. Drain the syrup from the Mandarin oranges, adding enough cold water to equal 1 3/4 cups liquid. Add to gelatin; chill until partially set. Stir together the Mandarin oranges and whipped topping; fold into the gelatin mixture. Pour mixture into a 13 x 9 inch pan. Chill until firm. Yields approximately 18 - 3 oz servings