Jell-O: The Dainty Dessert

Apricot Dissolve one package Strawbeiry Jell-O in one pint of boiling water. Just as it begins to Jelly stiffen, cover the bottom of any bowl with mixture; add a layer of apricots, previously stewed, sprinkle with English walnut meats broken in pieces.’ Then cover with more Jell-O. Make another layer_as before of apricots and nut meats. Cover with Jell-O and set aside to harden. When firm remove from mould and serve with whipped cream. Date Dissolve one package Raspberry or StrawD berry Jell-O in one pint. of boiling water and lessert allow to cool. Stone a dozen dates, stuff with pecan nuts, roll in powdered sugar. Line a fancy shallow dish with maccaroons. When the Jell-O is half hardened, pour over maccaroons, then stick the dates half way in the Jell-O and set aside to harden. Wine Dissolve onepackage Cherry Jell-O in one-half pint of boiling water, add one-half pint sherry Jelly wine and the juice of one lemon, Pour into sherbet cups and allow it to congeal. Dissolve one package of Peach Jell-O in onehalf pint of boiling water. Add one-half pint F TAPPE of grape juice and stir thoroughly. Set away to cool, stirring occasionally. Beat the whites of three eggs to a stiff froth and when Jell-O mixture begins to thicken, ‘add gradually to the beaten whites, beating with a Dover egg beater all the time. When it is light and stiff enough to keep its shape, pile in a mould and serve with whipped cream.

From Jell-O: The Dainty Dessert, c. 1910s, page 3. Read from the scan by computer, so a word may be off; the page itself shows the original.

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< Dissolve one package of Lemon Jell-O in a Chicken pint of boiling water. Chop Pie one full Salad tea-cup of cold chicken, or cold meat of any kind. Have one tea-cup of chopped nuts of any kind. When Jell-O begins to set, pour into a brick-shaped mould to the depth of an inch, and then place a layer of the nuts and meats thoroughly mixed. Then add more Jell-O, alternating until all your ingredients are used, having Jell-O on top. Set on ice to cool. Serve garnished with lettuce or parsley, and with Mayonnaise dressing. Peach Dissolve one package of any flavor Jell-O in, one pint of boiling water. Pour one-half in Delight mould. Lay canned peaches in the bottom of mould. When cold, pour in the remainder of the Jell-O and another layer of peaches. When hardened, turn out and serve with whipped cream, sweetened. Peel five large bananas, rub smooth with five teaspoonfuls of sugar. Add one tea-cup Cream sweet cream beaten to a stiff froth, then one package of Lemon Jell-O dissolved in one and one-half tea-cups boiling water. Pour in mould and when cold garnish with candied cherries. Serve with whipped cream.

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Orange Creme Dissolve a package of Orange Jell-O in one pint of boiling water. Place De Menthe cherries in mould and a small portion ” of the Jell-O, when set, add remainder of the Jell-O. Almond Dissolve a package of Cherry Jell-O in one Cherry pint of boiling water. Pour one-half into mould. Just as it begins to stiffen drop in a row of blanched almonds. When cold, pour iu remainder of | Jell-O and another row of almonds. Dissolve one package Lemon Jell-O in Manhattan a pint of boiling water. While it is Salad cooling, chop one tea-cup tart apples, one cup English walnuts, one cup celery, and season with salt. Mix these ingredients and pour over them the Jell-O. Cool in individual moulds, and serve on crisp lettuce leaves with Mayonnaise dressing. One package of Strawberry Jell-O dissolved in Nut "4 scant one-half tea-cup of boiling water. Set Jell-O aside to harden. Whip one pint of cream, add ons-half cup granulated sugar. Beat white of one egg and stir into whipped cream and Jell-O. Add one tea-cup chopped nuts. Serve in sherbet glasses with preserved cherries. HIGHEST AWARD. GOLD MEDAL PORTLAND EXPOS'TION, 1905: - Dissolve one package of Lemon Jell-O in oneTropical half pint boiling water. ~ To one-half pint eset Sherry wine ad 12 sliced! ign’. Ada this: to the dissolved Jell-O Set away to cool and serve with whipped cream.

From Jell-O: The Dainty Dessert, c. 1910s, page 7. Read from the scan by computer, so a word may be off; the page itself shows the original.

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