ISO Great Jello Recipe

[fancytalk]

I thought maybe there would be an insane group of individuals out there who worshiped Jello and had started a community dedicated to the sole purpose of worshiping all that is Jello.
No luck. Although, I did have a few moments in searching through LJ communities when I was completely disgusted. *shudders*

Why am I looking for the perfect Jello concoction?
At dinner the other night, my darling friend Carl asked (no joke) "how do you eat supper when you are at home?"
Read now, laugh later.
I, of course, will continue to tease Carl unmercilessly because of that statement. However, let's give Carl a little leeway. He's a native Californian, so he doesn't understand the way other parts of the world do things. He's also fascinated with knowing someone who comes from "southern roots" (his words, not mine) and asks a lot of questions. To him, it's like I'm from another country.

What Carl was really asking was for examples of the kind of things that would normally be served and he wanted to know differences between everyday supper, Sunday dinners/suppers and holiday dinners/suppers. Which got into this whole big discussion on Jello and how we southerners all have the relative who is known for their Jello concoction. How there were some concoctions we looked forward to and their were some that we would like to just poke sticks at to watch it jiggle. Carl pipes up in the middle of this debate that he has never eaten Jello and will never allow Jello in his house.

Ya'll know that the evil light bulb came on inside my head. I'm taking Jello to Carl. And the more disgusting the concoction, the happier I'll be. I found a frou frou recipe that involved plain gelatin and cordial glasses. Not trashy or classic enough. I was thinking the one with pretzels on the bottom, but then I remembered that I have vintage Jello molds from a yard sale. I was trying to figure out how many layers I could get in one of the molds and how much fruit I could float as well. They are single serving molds so I think I'm limited. Any ideas? I would like a recipe that is actually a good one and not the kind you push to the side of your plate.

Comments

[curefreak.livejournal.com]

Have you heard of "Lightening Jello"? It's Jello made from Vodka as opposed to water. You put blue food colouring in it. I had it once, my American room mate made it. It was AWESOME!

[yesimthegirl.livejournal.com]

I thought about that one too considering that Carl is a lush. (said with complete respect to the profession) That's the beauty of lightening jello, any liquor handy is a good water substitute. I'm really going to show my "southern roots" when I say that we used to make it with moonshine. Those were the days.

Wait, why did he put blue food colouring in it unless, it was plain gelatin.

[curefreak.livejournal.com]

I have no idea why the blue colouring actually. I have never thought to question his reasoning on this before this comment, but now I wish I knew!

[yarbiedoll.livejournal.com]

Of all the Jell-o recipes out there (most of which probably originated within 500 miles of where I live), my favorite has still got to be that Southern holiday standard: the fluffy lime Jell-o "salad". You know the one, with the whipped marshmallows and pecans? I have no idea what it's actually called, it just shows up at every church potluck and family reunion. Mmm. Tasty.

[yesimthegirl.livejournal.com]

mmm. I forgot about that one. Guess I'll be calling mom.