When was the last time you made Jello?
When was the last time you made Jello?
I make jello vaginas when I’m feeling lonely.
Adding a bit of fish sauce makes it pretty realistic, I think.
You need a hug.
And probably Jesus.
I was cleaning out my pantry last week and found 3 boxes of jello mix that were like 4 years old and I threw them out.
When I went grocery shopping, I was like “oh, yeah, I’m out of jello” and bought 3 more 🤦🏼♂️
I made parfait (or whatever the jello, whipped cream, walnuts and fruit thing is actually called) for a potluck at work once when I was 19. That was the last time I ever made Jello. I am now 39.
I’m more of a pudding guy.
I have a family tradition of making rainbow jello for Easter. Each color layer gets a thin layer of sweetened condensed milk jello in between to make the colors really pop when it is sliced. It’s so pretty. It takes all day. It’s one of my favorite things about Easter.
I also make it pretty regularly because I eat gelatin as a nutritional supplement that does seem to help my joint pain a bit. For that I use unflavored fish and beef gelatin and mix it with tart cherry juice in pint jars and chill it or mix it with hot tea or chicken broth.
Ha. Sorry. For beginners using unflavored gelatin I would recommend the Knox brand packets that are sold next to the regular Jello boxes. They are highly refined and don’t have any um… surprising smells… ? The big 2lb jars of unflavored supplement gelatin can be a bit strong when you first add boiling water, but it goes away entirely once it is set in the fridge or dissolved in tea. I could see that putting someone entirely off jello if they were already iffy.
My very favorite is mulberry juice jello, but the only place that sold mulberry juice near me stopped carrying it a couple years back. It’s on amazon, but I can’t bring myself to buy juice on amazon. Tart cherry is a good sub. www.amazon.com/…/B00J49VLMO/
I was a little nervous at the thought of beef jello
Ever had any braised beef dish?
For that I use unflavored fish and beef gelatin
If that counts, then I made some just a couple days ago as a by-product of my carnitas.
I'm about middle age and don't believe I have ever made it, even as a child. I have had it, and would consider eating more if it wasn't available in such atrocious colors with false flavorings.
It is currently 85*F in my house and something like jello sounds nice right now as I contemplate what I will cook for dinner haha.
The last time I made Jello I think I was like 22 or 23, so probably around 2004. I was at a party at my friend’s house that had fizzled down to about 5 people pretty early. That’s when someone had the great idea to make Jello shots… I prepared the Jello on the stove, but my friend Mary actually assembled the shots. She did not mention to anyone that she used Everclear and added almost double what the recipe called for. Anyway, she put them in the fridge and then promptly forgot about them… Until we ran out of beer. Then someone remembered. They weren’t completely set, which at the time we attributed to them not getting chilled long enough. In truth, there was so much pure alcohol in those shots that they wouldn’t have ever set even if we kept them in the freezer overnight! Assuming we were immortal, as drunk people in their early 20s tend to do, we heroicly downed about 4 of them each before we realized how strong they were… Most of the rest of that night is a blur of laughter, spinning lights, and eventually a soft couch and oblivion.
That was probably about the 2nd or 3rd most drunk I’ve ever been before or since, and definitely top 5 worst hangovers lol
For the record I do not drink anymore
Er, probably a year ago? I make it occasionally as a snack, but I have to remember to get some from the grocery store. My husband also enjoys it, so when I do make some, it goes quickly.
My grandfather would make sheets of jello, it was his snack he’d feed us when we visited him!
My last colonoscopy so like 2 years old.
Which begs the question, why haven’t you had your colonoscopy? You are too old to not have had one and jello in an acceptable color is on the okay foods list.
Also barf
semi-regularly in summer. It’s fairly refreshing.
I briefly added fruit, ala 1950s, but I prefer without. Occasionally with wHipped cream, but that takes effort since I don’t like the garbage that the spray cans create. (whipped cream, sugar and an electric mixer).
1 box makes ~750ml / “one fifth”, which is enough for 3 snacks, imo.
The issue is the amount of sugar in them (and the whipped cream). Using sugar-free versions is good.
Using a whipped cream maker, with NO2 canisters for some calorie-free sweetness, is nice.