Wartime Special
Jellied Vegetable Entree
1 package lemon or lime flavored gelatin mix
3/4 cup hot water
1 bouillon cube
1 cup cold water
3 tablespoons cider vinegar
1/2 tsp. salt
1 teaspoon onion juice
2/3 cup cooked diced carrots
2/3 cup cooked peas
1/8 teaspoon cayenne
2 hard-cooked eggs, peeled and quartered lengthwise
Dissolve gelatin mix and bouillon cube in boiling water. Stir in cold water, vinegar, salt, and onion juice. Chill until thickened.
Spoon 1-inch gelatin into gelatin mold. Arrange egg wedges around side of mold. Refrigerate until firm--30 minutes. Fold remaining ingredients into remaining gelatin, cover, and set aside at room temperature.
When gelatin in mold is firm, add remaining gelatin mixture. Chill until firm. Unmold and serve.
Granted, I haven't had lime Jello in a few years, but I just don't remember ever thinking, "Dang, what this could really use is some bouillon, cayenne pepper, and some hard boiled eggs." Don't you just wonder who actually DID have that thought??????
The other question I have is: WHAT IS THE DEAL WITH JELLIED FOODS??????? When I first heard about the "Julie & Julia project" (where a woman cooked her way through the entire Julia Child "Mastering the Art of French Cooking" cookbook in one year), I was all for giving it a go myself until I heard about the aspic chapter. Not even for Julia Child am I eating meat Jello. I still can't even understand the attraction. Am I underrating gelatin in some way? Did being tortured by years of public school lunches & the ever-present Jello with mushy fruit cocktail suspended in it forever jade my opinion of gelatin? Is there something I'm missing about the idea of lime Jello with hardboiled egg in it? Did everyone just have really bad teeth and gelatin was a way to slide food right down without having to try to chew it up?????
If I keep this up, Twinkies are going to end up sounding like a darn reasonable idea...........
3 comments:
The only time I have ever craved jello was when I was going through chemo - for some reason it appealed to me, so I ate a lot of it for a while. However - it was PLAIN - egg and cayenne free. That's just gross!
Jello isn't too bad made with Tequila and used as a "Slider." You don't even have to chew! Of course, after a few of these you don't have to walk, either.
It's possible you'd have to look at what the available non-jello food options were to understand the attraction.
Still. Yuck.
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