Jell-O Madness!!

Dropped 21 said:

I'm not a big jello fan so I haven't had any of the sugar-free stuff but
between that and sugar-free pudding this book shows that there is alot that
can be done!

sure there is ... if you aspire to be white trash.

Dropped 21 said:

I was at a neat garage sale today and they had some old cookbooks from the
70s & 80s. I found one that was from jell-o and it has about a gazillion
recipes to make with the stuff - even some kind of wacky tuna mold involving
lime jell-o!

Evil gelatin from the Gallery of Regrettable Foods.
http://www.lileks.com/institute/gallery/knox/4.html

(unfortunately, since they published a book, some of the really
funny ones aren't online any more.)
http://www.lileks.com/institute/gallery/spec.html

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jamie ([email hidden])

"There's a seeker born every minute."

The Queen of Cans and Jars said:

Dropped 21 said:

I'm not a big jello fan so I haven't had any of the sugar-free stuff but
between that and sugar-free pudding this book shows that there is alot that
can be done!

sure there is ... if you aspire to be white trash.

OK Queenie, you have me intrigued.

Why white trash? Is there an unwritten social stigma associated with
eating Jello? (I assume that Jello is just a gelatine product.)

I have spent quite some time in the US, admittedly not eating desserts
of any kind, Jello or other sweet confections. I have always regarded
jelly, or gelatine products as a children's snack or dessert. Is there
more to it over there; or is it just you practicing your vinegar-[censored]
routine?

Gelatine products would have to be very useful to low-carb dieters, low
carb, low calorie, high protein. Filling, satiating, but not damaging to
a diet. What is your objection?

How about aspic, that can very useful in a low-carb diet? I make various
types of meat and seafood aspic, tasty and offering great variety to
low-carb eating.

Regards

David

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Why white trash?
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My advice. Ignore the comment. It is someone's personal
opinion...obviously who doesn't like jello. It has nothing to do with
reality.

Personally, SF jello is good with cream cheese in it. Also, I can make it
here from koolaid and gelatin and sugar substitute, but it is much more
expensive that way than buying SF jello in the states.

Becky P.

"J. David Anderson" <[email hidden]> wrote

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Why white trash? Is there an unwritten social stigma associated with
eating Jello? (I assume that Jello is just a gelatine product.)

Mainly in her mind, David. Jello molds are very middle-America, kind of an
old-fashioned thing. They were very big in the 1950s, along with all sorts
of aspics etc., original concepts degenerated into the less-attractive
recipes churned out by the Jello corporation test kitchens. They are still
popular, especially for holiday meals and potlucks, in the midwest in
particular. Probably more middle-middle than lower middle in terms of
predominant socioeconomic level.

Aspiring foodies have always held Jello salads as a convenient target for
contempt. And not without reason. However, well-conceived aspics and gelatin
salads can be very good. I know James Beard featured several in his
cookbooks. They can range from the heights of haute cuisine to the
ridiculously bad.

Also, referring to people as "white trash" really does seem offensive,
doesn't it?

HG

Hannah Gruen said:

"J. David Anderson" <[email hidden]> wrote

Quoted message said:

Why white trash? Is there an unwritten social stigma associated with
eating Jello? (I assume that Jello is just a gelatine product.)

Mainly in her mind, David. Jello molds are very middle-America, kind of an
old-fashioned thing. They were very big in the 1950s, along with all sorts
of aspics etc., original concepts degenerated into the less-attractive
recipes churned out by the Jello corporation test kitchens. They are still
popular, especially for holiday meals and potlucks, in the midwest in
particular. Probably more middle-middle than lower middle in terms of
predominant socioeconomic level.

Aspiring foodies have always held Jello salads as a convenient target for
contempt. And not without reason. However, well-conceived aspics and gelatin
salads can be very good. I know James Beard featured several in his
cookbooks. They can range from the heights of haute cuisine to the
ridiculously bad.

Also, referring to people as "white trash" really does seem offensive,
doesn't it?

HG

Offensive, yes. But coming from a poor family in rural Southern Indiana,
I can tell you the food is VERY good!
And there are two "White Trash" cookbooks out that I would highly
recommend. I don't have the exact titles in front of me, but they have
that term in the title.

Barbara

Thanks for the links to this site. What a hoot.
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Dropped 21 said:

I was at a neat garage sale today and they had some old cookbooks from
the
70s & 80s. I found one that was from jell-o and it has about a gazillion
recipes to make with the stuff - even some kind of wacky tuna mold
involving
lime jell-o!

Evil gelatin from the Gallery of Regrettable Foods.
http://www.lileks.com/institute/gallery/knox/4.html

(unfortunately, since they published a book, some of the really
funny ones aren't online any more.)
http://www.lileks.com/institute/gallery/spec.html

--
jamie ([email hidden])

"There's a seeker born every minute."

I do think I like this picture better.
http://www.lileks.com/institute/gallery/knudsen2/1.html

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Grrrrrrrr :o)

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Dropped 21 said:

I was at a neat garage sale today and they had some old cookbooks from
the
70s & 80s. I found one that was from jell-o and it has about a gazillion
recipes to make with the stuff - even some kind of wacky tuna mold
involving
lime jell-o!

Evil gelatin from the Gallery of Regrettable Foods.
http://www.lileks.com/institute/gallery/knox/4.html

(unfortunately, since they published a book, some of the really
funny ones aren't online any more.)
http://www.lileks.com/institute/gallery/spec.html

--
jamie ([email hidden])

"There's a seeker born every minute."

J. David Anderson said:

The Queen of Cans and Jars said:

Dropped 21 said:

I'm not a big jello fan so I haven't had any of the sugar-free stuff but
between that and sugar-free pudding this book shows that there is
alot that
can be done!

sure there is ... if you aspire to be white trash.

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Why white trash?

Not everyone has an understanding of what gives people the quality that
is referred to as "class." It's an elusive concept for a lot of people,
so they look for external trappings, such as what one has for lunch.

Barb

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Not everyone has an understanding of what gives people the quality that
is referred to as "class." It's an elusive concept for a lot of people,
so they look for external trappings, such as what one has for lunch.

LOL! And quite true, I think.

HG

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J. David Anderson said:

The Queen of Cans and Jars said:

Dropped 21 <[email hidden]> wrote:

> I'm not a big jello fan so I haven't had any of the sugar-free stuff
> but
> between that and sugar-free pudding this book shows that there is alot
> that
> can be done!

sure there is ... if you aspire to be white trash.

Quoted message said:

Why white trash?

Not everyone has an understanding of what gives people the quality that is
referred to as "class." It's an elusive concept for a lot of people, so
they look for external trappings, such as what one has for lunch.

How is this for class?
Did anyone see the new show "Desperate Housewives" this week. There is one
lady on there who makes all these extravagant meals for her family. The
daughter asks why they can't have normal soups like french onion or navy
bean instead of basil broth (or something like that). The mom said "Your
father is allergic to onions and as far as navy bean don't even go there".
The mom asked how they liked the food - the son said "OK". Mom said "I
spent three hours cooking this and all you can say is OK". Son said "No one
asked you to cook for three hours, so and so's mom gets home from work and
opens a can of pork and beans". Mom says "are you on drugs - you have
acting strange like this for the last 6 months" Mom agrees to go to a
restaurant for a change - a buffet. Dad says he wants a divorce - he can't
take this plastic perfect housewife anymore - never a hair out of place.
Mom goes to salad bar - fixes a salad and brings it back to dad forgetting
to tell him there are onions in the salad. He falls over on the floor and
ends up in hospital - tells mom he can't believe she tried to kill him -
over the divorce request.
The stories are hilarious - just like a soap opera. New episode on ABC
tonight at 9/8 central.
Diane

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Barb

I have a mold shaped like a brain.

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jamie <[email hidden]> stated
| Dropped 21 <[email hidden]> wrote:
|| I was at a neat garage sale today and they had some old cookbooks
|| from the 70s & 80s. I found one that was from jell-o and it has
|| about a gazillion recipes to make with the stuff - even some kind of
|| wacky tuna mold involving lime jell-o!
|
| Evil gelatin from the Gallery of Regrettable Foods.
| http://www.lileks.com/institute/gallery/knox/4.html
|
|
| (unfortunately, since they published a book, some of the really
| funny ones aren't online any more.)
| http://www.lileks.com/institute/gallery/spec.html
|
| --
| jamie ([email hidden])
|
| "There's a seeker born every minute."

J. David Anderson said:

The Queen of Cans and Jars wrote:

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Dropped 21 said:

I'm not a big jello fan so I haven't had any of the sugar-free stuff but
between that and sugar-free pudding this book shows that there is alot that
can be done!

sure there is ... if you aspire to be white trash.

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OK Queenie, you have me intrigued.

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Why white trash? Is there an unwritten social stigma associated with
eating Jello? (I assume that Jello is just a gelatine product.)

LOL! And here I associate Jello with blue-haired, Buick-driving church
ladies who've been bringing the same recipes to church potlucks since
1958. My favorites have always been those multi-color Jello dishes with
all sorts of odd foods suspended in them that your would never dream of
eating with Jello.

Dan
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Atkins since 1/1/02 (yeah, it was a New Year's Resolution)
Besetting sins: good beer, German bread, and Krispy Kremes

Jello was originally a "one-up" treat as only town ladies who had
refrigeration (electricity) could make it set. Jan O'

http://www.lileks.com/institute/gallery/misc/hunt3.html

Nah, this one is the best. Perhaps we could really use this idea... 🙂

Spring

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I do think I like this picture better.
http://www.lileks.com/institute/gallery/knudsen2/1.html

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Dropped 21 said:

I was at a neat garage sale today and they had some old cookbooks from
the
70s & 80s. I found one that was from jell-o and it has about a

gazillion

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recipes to make with the stuff - even some kind of wacky tuna mold
involving
lime jell-o!

Evil gelatin from the Gallery of Regrettable Foods.
http://www.lileks.com/institute/gallery/knox/4.html

(unfortunately, since they published a book, some of the really
funny ones aren't online any more.)
http://www.lileks.com/institute/gallery/spec.html

--
jamie ([email hidden])

"There's a seeker born every minute."

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http://www.lileks.com/institute/gallery/misc/hunt3.html

Nah, this one is the best. Perhaps we could really use this idea... 🙂<<

Okay...my mom used to make this pie when I was a kid - it was delish! Ground
beef mixed with onions as the crust, then minute rice mixed with the sauce as
the filling, topped with cheddar cheese. Yummy!

"Acertaingirl" <[email hidden]> wrote

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Okay...my mom used to make this pie when I was a kid - it was delish!

Ground

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beef mixed with onions as the crust, then minute rice mixed with the sauce

as

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the filling, topped with cheddar cheese. Yummy!

OMG! I remember those pictures, and I know I used to make that recipe too,
back in the 60s when I was a young housewife/mother.. It was good as I
recall, kind of like a thin meatloaf topped with a nice, mild Spanish rice.

It could definitely be adapted to LC. Maybe make a LC meatloaf mix,
incorporating some minced onion and green bell pepper. Bake it till partly
done and drain (ground beef these days tends to be lean, so you don't get
enormous amounts of fat, but I always seem to be draining off lots of
liquid). Then maybe top with a custardy mix of veggies and cheese, with a
nice topping of grated cheese to provide a brown crust and bake some more.
Kinda like a quiche with lots of veggies in a hamburger crust. Cauliflower,
broccoli, cubed zucchini might be nice. Or if you wanted to stay true to the
original Spanish rice theme, chopped cauliflower mixed with some minced bell
pepper, onions, celery and tomatoes of some kind, with a little cayenne and
chili powder and/or cumin.. It might be a good idea to precook this so it
doesn't get soupy, then top the hamburger crust and add a cheese topping. It
would make a cozy meal with a nice green salad, wouldn't it?

HG

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Offensive, yes. But coming from a poor family in rural Southern Indiana,
I can tell you the food is VERY good!
And there are two "White Trash" cookbooks out that I would highly
recommend. I don't have the exact titles in front of me, but they have
that term in the title.

Barbara

Barbara,

I have one of those white trash cookbooks...It's called White Trash
Cooking by Ernest Matthew Mickler.(Ten Speed Press) He did a follow up
cookbook called White Trash Cooking II. Some of the recipes are
great.....others....make you never want to eat again, lol. I collect
cookbooks and my husband picked it up at a Stuckey's for me and gave
it to me as a joke. It is quite interesting, actually, pictures and
all......

Cheers!

Robin

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