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Herb Glazed Sandwiches – Tom’s Pick From The Glistening And Jiggly Gelatin Contest
Well, here we have it, guys. The last big winner from our totally fun gelatin contest. And, I have to admit, in some ways, we saved the best for last. These are Herb-Glazed Sandwiches. They consist of an open faced sandwich smothered with a layer of lemon gelatin that...
Grandma Porter’s Lime Jell-O with Avocado & Grapefruit – Ruth’s Choice For The Glistening And Jiggly Contest
This week’s fantastic gelatin is my choice for the most unique, different and delicious gelatin recipe that was submitted during our contest. Grandma Porter's Lime Jell-O with Avocado & Grapefruit! This recipe was sent in by April, who writes: Hi Ruth, This one I...
Blueberry Boy Bait – A Retro Recipe Test
Even though we still have two gelatin winners to announce, I thought we could take a break to celebrate something that is almost as good as gelatin. Blueberries!! Since it is blueberry season here in Michigan and I’ve been DYING to make Blueberry Boy Bait forever, I...
Raspberry Rhubarb Salad – The First Place Best Winner in the Glistening and Jiggly Contest
This is it!!! Tom and I tasted a TON of recipes, and finally, FINALLY, we are able to bring you the absolute best gelatin recipe that we tested. Ladies and Gentlemen, I give you Raspberry Rhubarb Salad!!! This recipe was sent to us by Pat, who is officially Tom’s new...
Lemon Jell-O Cake – The Second Place Best Winner in the Glistening And Jiggly Contest
I have to tell you something. I am completely pea- green with envy over Martha K.’s recipe collection. Not only did she send us this really easy and really good submission for the Glistening and Jiggly Contest, but she also sent us this recipe for a really good lamb...
Colorful Cookies–The Third Place Best Winner In the Glistening And Jiggly Contest
Guess what? It’s time for cookies! Fun, bright cookies made with a package of Jell-O. Yep, that’s right. Jell-O. It turns out that not all gelatin dishes are meant to be put into a mold. This was sent into us by P’Gell, who also sent us an interesting looking recipe...
Applesauce 7-Up Salad – The Fourth Place Best Recipe Winner In The Glistening And Jiggly Contest
Now that all the unpleasant awesomeness of the Worst Recipe is behind us, we can all kick back and enjoy the best gelatin recipes that were sent in. There was very stiff competition for this, as Tom and I both had favorites that we really wanted to see win. In fact,...
And The Grand Prize Winner Of The Glistening And Jiggly Worst Recipe Is….
Oh no you don’t. I am not giving up the name of the winner just yet. I just want thank everyone (again!) for making this contest totally awesome. Thanks for sending in recipes, thanks for leaving comments, thanks for reading the posts, thanks for voting and THANK YOU...
Jell-O Has Put Salad Flavors in Gelatin – 1965
New Jell-O Salad Gelatin comes in four real salad flavors: Celery, Mixed Vegetable, and now Italian Salad and Seasoned Tomator. That’s why it blends so well with the tastes of meat, fish, and vegetables you put in salads. Get new Jell-O Salad Gelatin, it’s the first...
Brownie S’mores with Easy Red, White and Blue Marshmallows – A Fourth of July Mid-Century Recipe Test
Happy Fourth of July, Everyone! I hope you are all participating in - or planning to participate in – some fun today! Tom and I are just hanging out and relaxing today. Oh, and probably making up more of these bad boys: And by bad, this time I mean really,...
Voting Begins For The Worst Gelatin Recipe From Our Glistening And Jiggly Contest!
This is it, people!!! Time for you all to vote for who you think should be the recipient of the much-coveted title of “Worst Mid-Century Gelatin Recipe”! First, I’d like to shoot off a ton of thank-you’s to everyone who sent in a recipe, commented on the posts and...
Chicken Mousse, aka “Chicken Ice Cream” – Glistening and Jiggly Finalist #4
This is it! The last of the four “Worst” recipes from the Gelatin Contest submission. It’s been pretty terrible so far, but I have to admit we saved the strangest one for last! This is Chicken Mousse. It’s pretty much just chicken ice cream. Which is messed up....