Comments on: Flavored gelatin + vegetables = yuck

By: Mike

Mike — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 21:32:17 +0000

A dear family friend used to bring aspic (that’s what she called it, but it was mixed vegetables in Jello) to our Thanksgiving dinner every year. I can’t recall what it tasted like—I may have spread it around the plate or perhaps I’ve just repressed the memory.

By: Stacie.Make.Do.

Stacie.Make.Do. — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 05:38:12 +0000

Have none of you ever read The Joys of Jell-O? I think I have two copies of that vintage cookbook gem. Disgusting but entertaining. Aspic, anyone?

I remember a “salad” of green Jell-O, carrots, raisins and cottage cheese at pot-luck dinners. It always looked unlucky to me.
Especially if it also contained pineapple…

By: CFKane

CFKane — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 13:28:55 +0000

rocky — I associate warm 7-Up with a visit to my grandma’s house. That and my dad and her speaking a mix of Polish and English for which I could only understand every 9th word or so.

By: CFKane

CFKane — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 13:19:40 +0000

I think my dad used to put milk on it — like breakfast cereal.
Liz — at least carrots are sweet.
Olives? Really, olives? Yikes!

By: rocky sulllivan

rocky sulllivan — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 21:50:07 +0000

Count me among the residents of the Midwestern types who find gelatin combined with anything repugnant. Fruit flavored gelatin by itself is an evil substitute for a real dessert. In fact, my dear mother gave us kids warm, still-liquid Jell-O as a palliative to the stomach flu. Little wonder I associate Jell-O, 7UP and chicken soup with being sick.

With all due respect to the Jello-O people there’s NO room for Jell-O in my home.

Unless it’s infused with alcohol.

By: Tracy, txmom2many

Tracy, txmom2many — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 20:45:18 +0000

That is really interesting. I have a number of Christian friends who follow old testament dietary laws who will not touch Jello but will eat certain other gelatin products. They are under the impression it is *not* kosher. I don’t really pay attention as I a) don’t do kosher and b) hate hate hate Jello and all it’s counterparts. I am familiar with dietary laws through my friends and the celebration of Passover, although even that is not completely kosher at our house. I just try not to serve ham.

By: Republibot 3.0

Republibot 3.0 — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 19:07:51 +0000

Oh, it’s pigbones? Yeah, that makes it Soooooooooo much better. Nothing disgusting about that…

By: Lars Walker

Lars Walker — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 18:54:06 +0000

Speaking of marshmallows, it has long been my unshakable conviction that large marshmallows in cocoa taste much, much better than little ones. I have no idea why.

By: Lars Walker

Lars Walker — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 18:52:43 +0000

Somehow I doubt it.

By: Floyd

Floyd — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 18:36:56 +0000

What about Spam jelly?