Sorta OT - Jello

Botch

Tonight on PBS Newhour there was an interview with an older lady, an unexpected comedienne from TN who's actually sold out the Grand Ol Opry.  During the interview she touched on some of the abominable inclusions into Jello that were popular in TN, but she left two (possibly three) ingredients that drove me crazy, growing up in South Dakota:  shredded carrot, diced celery, and possibly sliced pimento-stuffed olives (not sure on that last one, it may have been a recurring nightmare).  
I know we have some members here from MN and IA, what are your recollections?  And anyone else, what's the worst thing(s) you've seen in Jello?  (KC's Lark's Tongue in Aspic is from another era, that don't count).  
(hey, its Friday somewhere now, right?)  

nolaegghead

Yuuuummmmm


not.

paqman

It was pretty popular here in the GWN in 70s-early 80s.  I’m not home right now but I’ll dig out some impressive family diner pictures 😂🤣

RRP

Botch said:

Tonight on PBS Newhour there was an interview with an older lady, an unexpected comedienne from TN who's actually sold out the Grand Ol Opry.  During the interview she touched on some of the abominable inclusions into Jello that were popular in TN, but she left two (possibly three) ingredients that drove me crazy, growing up in South Dakota:  shredded carrot, diced celery, and possibly sliced pimento-stuffed olives (not sure on that last one, it may have been a recurring nightmare).  
I know we have some members here from MN and IA, what are your recollections?  And anyone else, what's the worst thing(s) you've seen in Jello?  (KC's Lark's Tongue in Aspic is from another era, that don't count).  
(hey, its Friday somewhere now, right?)  

Don’t puke on your screen, Botch! I recall that “recipe”!

I don’t suppose your gut could handle the lime jello, cottage cheese and crushed pineapple which was an occasional Sunday delight back in MO when I grew up in the 1950’s.

Botch

RRP said:
I don’t suppose your gut could handle the lime jello, cottage cheese and crushed pineapple which was an occasional Sunday delight back in MO when I grew up in the 1950’s.

Oh yeah, I'm familiar with that one.  

Ozzie_Isaac

nolaegghead said:

Yuuuummmmm


not.

That is aspic, not jello.

Ozzie_Isaac

We had a neighbor who used to make a jello cake thing with money in it.  That was what she allowed the kids to dig into for Halloween.

Jstroke

Mom didn’t use Jello very often and never put stuff in it. But every year we went to a Christmas dinner with the local Audubon club and someone always brought a Lemon Jello salad with cocktail shrimp and other “stuff”. I was amazed at “seeing” the shrimp suspended in the Jello. I tried it once. One bite. I was polite, but never again. I would just look at it and shudder.

lousubcap

I don't recall the initiating circumstances surrounding my total dislike of jello, but I have avoided it for as long as I can remember.  My initial assessment was that it was like eating flavoured (nod) air. 

fishlessman

i used to work in the atlantic gelatin plant boiler room in woburn mass. its the jello thats bad......the hides came in smelling like a dead cat that sat in the sun for a week. the cafe looked like a fine restaurant, they DID NOT serve jello

Langner91

I like to put Peach Crown Royal and peach rings in Peach Jello.

lkapigian

Buckwoody Egger

Strawberry pretzel salad is where jello is at its best.  

Gelatin is a “use every morsel” innovation from livestock and happy to help.