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

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

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

Cherry Applesauce Jello Salad

The past couple months have been much busier than you'd think considering the stay-at-home order, but I'm back! I was beginning to miss my weird little hobbies. Today's recipe is a very simple one, with only four ingredients that you might already have on hand, so hopefully no unnecessary trips to the store! This hand-written … Continue reading Cherry Applesauce Jello Salad

Avocado Strawberry Ring (c. 1967)

This odd little recipe is from a book called the Joys of Jell-O. There are multiple editions of this book (all undated), but I think this particular one - the 9th edition- is from around 1967. There are a ton of recipes in this book that I want to try, but as I was scrolling … Continue reading Avocado Strawberry Ring (c. 1967)

Cranberry Ginger Ale Salad

There isn't much to say about this one but I chose it because I was intrigued by the use of ginger ale. This recipe once belonged to my great-aunt, which she got from Better Homes and Gardens. I perused a number of digitized books in the Hathitrust and Internet Archives but I could not for … Continue reading Cranberry Ginger Ale Salad

Lemon Jello Salad

This undated recipe comes from a very old photocopy of a type-written recipe card. The front and back of the card were Xeroxed separately and then stapled together. I have no idea how old the original card was, but after tasting the jello salad I suspect 1940's or 1950's. Lemon Jello Salad 1 large package … Continue reading Lemon Jello Salad