Sorry, Dena. I made a mess of your simple recipe. Please let me know where I went wrong.
The ingredients seemed pretty clear:
4 pkg Knox gelatin (unflavored)
1 large box sugar free Jello
2 c boiling water
2 c cold water
I did the shopping last week. This morning I assembled my supplies. Let the problems begin!
4 pkg unflavored gelatin. I have 4 boxes. Each box has 4 envelopes. Do I use 1 box of 4 envelopes or 4 boxes of 4 envelopes for a total of 16 envelopes? I pondered that story problem for a while and decided on 1 box of 4 envelopes.
Jello. I bought strawberry Jello. I was sure it was sugar free. But it's not, only fat free. Isn't all Jello fat free? I guess I misread the special advertising banner on the box when I shopped.
"Dissolve gelatins in boiling water." I measured out 2 cups water, brought it to a boil, and added my 4 envelopes of unflavored gelatin and my box of strawberry Jello.
"Add 2 cups cold water." Done. Except now there is a huge clump of stuff in the middle of the pan that I can't break up. I took it out and threw it away. It's very sticky.
"Stir well and pour into your favorite mold, or pour into a flat dish and cut as desired." I'm sure no one is surprised to hear I don't have a mold, so I poured this into a 'flat dish,' specifically my one good baking sheet. I walked away for an hour.
When I came back, it was still a pan full of liquid. This is not good. I decided to cut my losses and see if I could at least get some jello. So I poured it all into a bowl and put it in the refrigerator. That one sentence does not capture the difficulty of pouring a large flat pan of strawberry liquid into a much smaller bowl. But I did it and put it in the refrigerator. I also sprinkled another envelope of unflavored gelatin across the top, I don't really know why. Maybe for good measure. I was a little stressed at this point.
An hour later, I did indeed have jello. Actually, I was able to cut a piece and eat it with my fingers, so I guess it's Finger Jello like Mom made when we were kids.
The ingredients seemed pretty clear:
4 pkg Knox gelatin (unflavored)
1 large box sugar free Jello
2 c boiling water
2 c cold water
I did the shopping last week. This morning I assembled my supplies. Let the problems begin!
4 pkg unflavored gelatin. I have 4 boxes. Each box has 4 envelopes. Do I use 1 box of 4 envelopes or 4 boxes of 4 envelopes for a total of 16 envelopes? I pondered that story problem for a while and decided on 1 box of 4 envelopes.
Jello. I bought strawberry Jello. I was sure it was sugar free. But it's not, only fat free. Isn't all Jello fat free? I guess I misread the special advertising banner on the box when I shopped.
"Dissolve gelatins in boiling water." I measured out 2 cups water, brought it to a boil, and added my 4 envelopes of unflavored gelatin and my box of strawberry Jello.
"Add 2 cups cold water." Done. Except now there is a huge clump of stuff in the middle of the pan that I can't break up. I took it out and threw it away. It's very sticky.
"Stir well and pour into your favorite mold, or pour into a flat dish and cut as desired." I'm sure no one is surprised to hear I don't have a mold, so I poured this into a 'flat dish,' specifically my one good baking sheet. I walked away for an hour.
When I came back, it was still a pan full of liquid. This is not good. I decided to cut my losses and see if I could at least get some jello. So I poured it all into a bowl and put it in the refrigerator. That one sentence does not capture the difficulty of pouring a large flat pan of strawberry liquid into a much smaller bowl. But I did it and put it in the refrigerator. I also sprinkled another envelope of unflavored gelatin across the top, I don't really know why. Maybe for good measure. I was a little stressed at this point.
An hour later, I did indeed have jello. Actually, I was able to cut a piece and eat it with my fingers, so I guess it's Finger Jello like Mom made when we were kids.
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