Lime Cabbage Salad

Today's recipe comes from my grandma's files. It doesn't have a title, so it's possible this salad originally had a fancy name like Ambrosia or something like that. I don't run into a lot of jello recipes that call for cabbage so of course I had to give this one a try. It's possible my … Continue reading Lime Cabbage Salad

Introducing: A Jello Rating System

Today I decided to rate my jello creations using a cool little mold graphic that my husband so kindly whipped up for me. The recipes will be rated 1 -5, including half-molds. Obviously food is pretty subjective so what I like or don't like might not be the general consensus. I don't even particularly like … Continue reading Introducing: A Jello Rating System

Luncheon Salad, 1952

I had a sudden burst of jello-making energy the other day and found this recipe that only calls for lime jello, a can of pineapple and some cream cheese. Easy. This recipe comes from a cookbook published by The Courier Times (Newcastle, Indiana) in 1952. There isn't much background on the book itself, but from … Continue reading Luncheon Salad, 1952

Fresh Raspberry Bavarian Cream

In my last post I wrote that I was going to try a whipped Bavarian cream, so I did. This recipe is yet another from my trusty 1936 booklet, What you can do with Jell-O. My younger brothers stayed at my place for the weekend, which gave me an excuse to make a dessert that … Continue reading Fresh Raspberry Bavarian Cream

Banana Bavarian Cream, 1936

For fun, I decided to let my 8 year-old son and his friend choose the next recipe. I gave them a bunch of delicious options like cottage cheese, molded shrimp and Carrot and Cabbage, but they ended up going with Banana Bavarian Cream. I don't know why they would choose that over shrimp. This creamed … Continue reading Banana Bavarian Cream, 1936

Coffee Cream Jello, 1978

Today's jello creation comes from another recipe book on loan from my mom, which, like the last one, is held together with a rubber band. Without a cover I can't tell you exactly what it's called or how old it is but I can guess with 99.5% accuracy that it is from 1978. I am … Continue reading Coffee Cream Jello, 1978

Cherry, Banana Jello Salad

Hello, I have returned! With life's responsibilities pulling me in many important directions I have seriously neglected my poor little jello blog. But luckily for me, and for all of you, this retro salad takes maybe 10 minutes to put together and calls for ingredients that you might already have on hand! I found this … Continue reading Cherry, Banana Jello Salad

Chinese Almond Jelly

Today's recipe is waaay off the kitschy Americana beaten path, but I'll allow it because still fits the theme of molded gelatin dishes! I've been recently exploring historic Chinese food for a project posted on my other site and my friend Wilma Wu suggested I look into something called Almond Tofu or Almond Jelly. Intrigued, … Continue reading Chinese Almond Jelly

Orange Jello

Today's recipe was the result of picking a jello recipe from the pile based on the ingredients I had on hand. Years ago I never thought I'd have any retro jello ingredients on hand, but here we are. This one is just called "Orange Jello" to make it nice and easy to distinguish from the … Continue reading Orange Jello

Neapolitan Loaf, 1936

I've been working out of a booklet called What You Can Do With Jell-O and finally made it to this three-tiered beauty. The Neapolitan Loaf recipe caught my eye the very first day I flipped through the book, but I needed to work my way up to it by first learning how to make a … Continue reading Neapolitan Loaf, 1936