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DEL.ICIO.USJell-O: Are you a fan or foe?
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
“People are not indifferent when it comes to Jell-O. Either they love it, they hate it, or they enjoy it — but with a tinge of embarrassment.”
That’s how chef Scott Peacock of Watershed restaurant in Decatur sums up our attitude toward Jell-O, which sells about 300 million boxes a year.
As the holidays approach, and those fancy molds emerge from even some of the most sophisticated of pantries, we want to know: how do you feel about Jell-O? Do you have sentimental attachments to those wiggly wonders? A favorite flavor or recipe?
Why do so many people love them, especially here in the South?
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By ROSE
November 2, 2006 12:03 PM | Link to this
Put me in the “foe” column, my mother told me that the first time she put jello into my mouth I spit it out, nothings changed in 60+ years.
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November 2, 2006 03:09 PM | Link to this
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By rvance52
November 2, 2006 05:02 PM | Link to this
I think people love Jello because it’s such a novelty food. It defies categorization. Salad or dessert? Who cares! And it’s fun, the food equivalent of a Slinky. It makes a really gross sound when eaten with a straw. Plus, it comes in many colors that are rarely or never found in nature. Besides blueberries, how many blue foods can you think of?
One of my mother’s signature dishes was cranberry jello with walnuts and chunks of pineapple suspended in the jello. A square of this jello would be laid on a leaf of lettuce, placed on a salad plate and topped with a dollop of miracle whip or whipped cream. Very elegant for the ladies in the bridge club.
By rvance52
November 2, 2006 05:16 PM | Link to this
I am a fan. I love Jello because it’s a novelty food that defies categorization. Is it a salad or a dessert? Who cares. It’s fun. One of my fondest memories is eating Jello with a straw in the school lunchroom. The sound was terrifically gross. Plus, Jello comes in colors you don’t find in any or many other foods. Other than blueberries, what blue foods can you think of?
By markscottmusic.com
November 7, 2006 01:40 PM | Link to this
I like jello with just some Cool Whip or whipped cream. Nothing too fancy or with little pieces of fruit in it. Pudding, is good too!
By eb knott
November 9, 2006 02:35 PM | Link to this
Some of the jello recipes have * or other symbols instead of amounts. Help???