tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006108502645191096.post916001121670012067..comments2024-03-27T08:00:18.425-04:00Comments on Poseidon's Underworld: Fun Finds: The New Joys of Jell-OPoseidon3http://www.blogger.com/profile/10465785002285422594noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006108502645191096.post-4316191373646465362021-09-03T20:51:07.599-04:002021-09-03T20:51:07.599-04:00Lime jello, marshmallows, pineapple, pecans, and C...Lime jello, marshmallows, pineapple, pecans, and Cool Whip is also known as Watergate Salad famously served at the Watergate Hotel in Wash. DC.TallFChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04012723663989402572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006108502645191096.post-29127629841316773602015-02-16T22:30:49.235-05:002015-02-16T22:30:49.235-05:00Sounds like your grandma made a variation of what ...Sounds like your grandma made a variation of what is called a "Heavenly Hash Fruit Salad". <br /><br />And you're right about cream of tartar. I finally looked it up the name derives from tartaric acid. It still sounds like something a dentist would use or yell at you for having. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006108502645191096.post-13132569645093622982015-02-16T08:23:00.172-05:002015-02-16T08:23:00.172-05:00Now that y'all have dredged up so many Jell-O ...Now that y'all have dredged up so many Jell-O memories, I seem to recall a "salad" that my grandma made that wasn't bad. It was some conglomeration of lime Jell-O, Cool Whip, mini-marshmallows, pineapple chunks and maybe some diced walnuts? It's still something that I would eat because it was there, never MAKE!<br /><br />Devil, cream of tartar is a wine by-product, so it can't be all bad! LOL Probably sounds worse than it is, though I know I have never purchased any.Poseidon3https://www.blogger.com/profile/10465785002285422594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006108502645191096.post-45376430505498787952015-02-13T21:04:41.996-05:002015-02-13T21:04:41.996-05:00Oh, Poseidon! You've tried the fabled Ritz moc...Oh, Poseidon! You've tried the fabled Ritz mock apple pie? I'm jealous and impressed by your bravery! I'm very tempted to make it but Ritz give me wicked heartburn and I just can't reconcile myself to making something with cream of tartar. I'm sure cream of tartar isn't as disgusting as it sounds (I believe my mom made a cake or something with it at some point in the 80s and I didn't complain), but I just can't bring my mind around to it. And lard pie crusts!?! To die for!<br /><br />Dave, my mom used to make a "fruit salad" with strawberry Jell-O, Dream Whip and fruit cocktail (in extra heavy syrup!). Aside from the nasty pears and slimy grapes, it was good. It ruined me for future fruit salads though. I was always perplexed that actual fruit salads were a mixture of fresh fruit and not a pink, sludgy mixture with canned fruit cocktail peeking out.<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006108502645191096.post-10062240104448171602015-02-11T19:38:07.468-05:002015-02-11T19:38:07.468-05:00In my family's defense, my oldest sister was p...In my family's defense, my oldest sister was put in charge of the jello once. We got cranberry/orange flavor (it sounds awful, but it was an improvement). My sis managed to come up with a way to blend Cool Whip into the jello without having it all break apart into a wet goo. It was kinda delicious at the time.<br /><br />Of course I don't think there was a single natural ingredient in that dessert other than water. <br /><br />No wonder Julia Child was such a hit when she came on the TV (and in books) with real food and real ingredients. <br /><br />Of course, none of my friends or family could be bothered with that kind of stuff. Better living through chemistry and all that.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10845967694366470260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006108502645191096.post-46266080143312150892015-02-11T16:26:35.814-05:002015-02-11T16:26:35.814-05:00I'm really enjoying all the funny/recollective...I'm really enjoying all the funny/recollective comments on this post. Who knew that a post about Jell-O would jiggle everyone loose?!<br /><br />Gingerguy, I wish I would make even a 20th of the recipes I think I will whenever I read any sort of cookbook. I tend to gravitate to one or two in a book and make those again and again!! (Oh, and Wikipedia has a graph on gelatin that shows Pig Skin, Bovine Hides, Bones and then 1% "Other" so you may still be right!!)<br /><br />Thanks for the link, Dave! Utah is interesting. They like things their own way (like fry sauce!) and some of it doesn't verge beyond the border (curtain?)<br /><br />NotFelix... eggs in aspic! Aacck! I truly do appreciate you suggesting Irish Moss for our vegetarian friends, but "handy?" Well.. I wouldn't want to have to dart into Quickie Mart and ask for that in a pinch! ;-)<br /><br />DevilYouKnow, that FB site I mentioned has people who recreate those ghastly Jell-O concoctions from time to time and they post them there for all to see. Amazing... But I personally recall Ritz "Mock Apple Pie" and a grade school teacher made it for us all once! (No memory of how it tasted, but I'm sure I didn't love it because my grandma made homemade apple pie with lard crust that was TO DIE FOR, so I'm sure I was spoiled.) Ritz used to offer that recipe on the back of their crackers for years and years!<br /><br />Poseidon3https://www.blogger.com/profile/10465785002285422594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006108502645191096.post-78650126869692889322015-02-11T15:57:44.333-05:002015-02-11T15:57:44.333-05:00Oh, Dave...lime Jell-O covered in mayonnaise?!? Ca...Oh, Dave...lime Jell-O covered in mayonnaise?!? Carrots and celery in Jell-O?!? You poor dear, it's a wonder you can even be in the same room with Jell-O!<br /><br />To me, Jell-O is one of those foods that is good in theory but never quite translates into deliciousness but I keep trying it anyway. Like Cream of Wheat. In Jell-O's case, I know it's the colors and the molds that convince me that it will be tasty and not some weird, slimy concoction someone threw together. <br /><br />I do love, love, love these retro recipes. Some of the best (read: bizarre) ones are found are in old magazines. I have a few Life magazines from the 50s/60s with recipes that will make you vomitious just reading them - mock apple pie made with cream of tartar with a Ritz cracker crust, hot Dr. Pepper with lemon (probably not terrible but boiling Dr. Pepper seem sacrilegious somehow), scrambled eggs with Campbell's cream of mushroom/cream of celery soup mixed in and more weird ways to serve V8 than you shake a stick at.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006108502645191096.post-69366499371476231062015-02-11T15:30:22.909-05:002015-02-11T15:30:22.909-05:00I love Jell-O. Strawberry-banana is my favorite fl...I love Jell-O. Strawberry-banana is my favorite flavor. <br /><br />But, like most, salty-gelatin does not do it for me. While studying French cuisine the first thing I ever made was Ouefs en gelee, aka eggs in aspic. After trying it I turned my back and never looked back. <br /><br />"vomitous" says it for me also.<br /><br />Oh, for the veggie-minded, Irish sea-moss is a handy substitute when a recipe calls for Jell-O or gelatin.<br /><br /><br /><br />NotFelixUngerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04812102754911699275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006108502645191096.post-45182671095813608202015-02-11T13:37:08.312-05:002015-02-11T13:37:08.312-05:00Oh, and the love of Jello in Utah is fairly well k...Oh, and the love of Jello in Utah is fairly well known:<br /><br />http://articles.latimes.com/2002/feb/13/food/fo-jello13<br /><br />That doesn't make it taste any better though!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10845967694366470260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006108502645191096.post-52506932144580207482015-02-11T13:33:58.026-05:002015-02-11T13:33:58.026-05:00I had a nasty reaction to the recipes Poseidon inc...I had a nasty reaction to the recipes Poseidon included too. I think it's that you don't expect all those savory ingredients to go with bright green lime jello. It probably looks vomitous, no?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10845967694366470260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006108502645191096.post-47561550919293238692015-02-11T11:24:50.532-05:002015-02-11T11:24:50.532-05:00Wow, old favorites in a gay new dress! I sometime...Wow, old favorites in a gay new dress! I sometimes collect dessert cookbooks and they always have amazing creations. The tomato aspic thing I have seen before for "Ladies lunches" and also the vile combo of vegetables. I guess the vinegar makes it taste like lunch food and not dessert? Awesome to find out it isn't made from hooves, but I will keep telling people it is. I thought I was the only one who thought about this stuff!Gingerguyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17989371210392669145noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006108502645191096.post-68717714119255412412015-02-11T08:34:09.599-05:002015-02-11T08:34:09.599-05:00Knuckles, that has happened more than once, hasn&#...Knuckles, that has happened more than once, hasn't it?? One of us should be scared... LOL Maybe our cyber-friendship is just gelling...<br /><br />Armando, I was such a picky child (and am only marginally better now), so I can't grasp the idea of trying salmon in aspic! Wow...<br /><br />A, I'm glad you enjoyed this. And another poster was kind enough to answer your question!<br /><br />Dave, you poor darling! How amazing about all the Jell-O. And "I" laughed out loud about "The Jell-O Curtain!" Imagine Julie Andrews saying it the way she does in "Torn Curtain" with Paul Newman, "But that's behind The Jell-O Curtain...!"<br /><br />Eric, I'm not sure whether to thank you or stone you for digging up the origins of gelatin!!! I may have to think twice about having that in the future, though I am far from vegetarian. It just sounds hideous! (Though knowing where plain gelatin comes from somehow makes some of the savory recipes seem less weird than they initially did.) I think the biggest surprise for me is finding out that, by nature, gelatin and Jell-O would then not be considered vegetarian/vegan food, right? That's rather shocking for some reason. I always thought the stuff was somehow vegetable based and that it could be an option for those who choose to follow that eating course.<br /><br />I'm happy that y'all enjoyed this comparatively brief post! Cheers!Poseidon3https://www.blogger.com/profile/10465785002285422594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006108502645191096.post-7914526551908844922015-02-10T23:04:40.397-05:002015-02-10T23:04:40.397-05:00Great post. To answer the earlier question-Jello c...Great post. To answer the earlier question-Jello contains gelatin which comes from "an animal product rendered from the hides and bones of animals, typically pork skins, pork, horses & cattle bones, and split cattle hides" but not cow or horse hooves, which was the story when I was a kid-they don't contain animal collagen. <br /> EricSwedehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18193841212565163376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006108502645191096.post-71881893572594198362015-02-10T21:04:49.314-05:002015-02-10T21:04:49.314-05:00I grew up on the fringes of The Jell-O Curtain (Ut...I grew up on the fringes of The Jell-O Curtain (Utah). Those folks go crazy for their jello. I remember being at a big church function and being excited about the green jello dessert covered in whipped cream. I took a bite and it was lime jello covered in mayonnaise. Revolting!<br /><br />My Mom used to make it with celery and carrots until we all begged her to stop. Maybe it was a WW2 thing or something? We finally got her to just use canned fruit salad which was delicious in comparison.<br /><br />PS Jell-O take the wheel made me laugh out loud.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10845967694366470260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006108502645191096.post-38152376856000864252015-02-10T19:27:37.192-05:002015-02-10T19:27:37.192-05:00Great post. I do have a question, though: Where ...Great post. I do have a question, though: Where does jello come from?<br /><br />Love Kate Smith, and love the TRVH!Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12994860402022617403noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006108502645191096.post-72617235927941961162015-02-10T18:54:27.526-05:002015-02-10T18:54:27.526-05:00Jell-O was always dessert at home, but I vaguely r...Jell-O was always dessert at home, but I vaguely remember having some salmon (or tuna?) aspic at a party; can't remember if I liked it or not (chances are I didn't). <br />Love the retro look of the boxes.<br /><br />Greetings.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4006108502645191096.post-52058465589321950412015-02-10T15:34:27.277-05:002015-02-10T15:34:27.277-05:00I'm going to a Valentine themed party this Sat...I'm going to a Valentine themed party this Saturday, where everyone has to bring some red food.<br /><br />So, this morning, I decided one of the things I would bring would be cherry Jell-O. I went to the store and purchased it for the first time in I-don't-know-how-many years!<br /><br />This afternoon, I open your blog and POW!!!! Once again, it's like you're inside my head!<br /><br />Psychic connection???...or just another example of great minds thinking alike???Knuckles Girlyskirthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18113945990776276595noreply@blogger.com