It is October and of course the month of Halloween so I figured I would feature a few holiday themed treats. Today I made the Triple Treat Parfait from the 1977 children's cookbook Amazing Magical Jell-O Desserts. Why is it called "Triple Treat"? Well because it includes three layers: gelatin, whipped cream and pudding. The … Continue reading Gelatin Diaries: Halloween Triple Treat Parfait
This is the continuing saga of me trying to figure out the popularity of gelatin recipes from the 1920s to the 1970s. Each month, I randomly pick a recipe from a jar filled with the good, the bad and the savory gelatin recipes to see which ones were worth it and which ones should stay … Continue reading Gelatin Diaries: Basic Bavarian
This is the continuing saga of me trying to figure out the popularity of gelatin recipes from the 1920s to the 1970s. Each month, I randomly pick a recipe from a jar filled with the good, the bad and the savory gelatin recipes to see which ones were worth it and which ones should stay … Continue reading The Gelatin Diaries: Peach Surprise
This is the continuing saga of me trying to figure out the popularity of gelatin recipes from the 1920s to the 1970s. Each month, I randomly pick a recipe from a jar filled with the good, the bad and the savory gelatin recipes to see which ones were worth it and which ones should stay … Continue reading The Gelatin Diaries: Orange-Pineapple Bavarian Cream
So today I learned a very important lesson in the power of words. Last month when I made the Jell-O vegetable salad, I mentioned that though this was my first savory Jell-O salad I pulled out of the jar that at least it wasn't yet the deviled egg mold. So of course the universe, who … Continue reading The Gelatin Diaries: Deviled Egg Mold
The day finally came..... Today is the day that I picked a savory gelatin salad out of the jar. Luckily (...sort of I guess) it was a simple salad that just mixes some raw veggies into the gelatin mixture that is flavored with vinegar and grated onion. So no crazy deviled egg or seafood gelatin … Continue reading The Gelatin Diaries: Vegetable Salad
The next installment in my gelatin journey was out of a 1950s Joys of Jello. This time I filled a jar with a whole bunch of different gelatin recipes to be chosen at random. I won't lie my heart was pounding a bit wondering if this will be the time I choose a chicken mousse … Continue reading The Gelatin Diaries: Ring Around The Fruit
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