multi-stripe delight, late 60s
i'm a sucker for vintage cookbooks. i could look at them all day and never cease to be delighted. but sometimes the recipes can be pretty improbable and the photography downright hysterical (and i mean this in a good way) especially when it comes to jell-o. from chocolate to shrimp it seems like they would toss just about anything into jell-o to create a new recipe. and then the presentation would be so over the top making it something you probably would never even want to eat.
but how about this clean and modern approach to jell-o?
(from joys of jell-o brand gelatin dessert, general foods corporation, late 60s)
I had the recipe booklet for this when it came out!! I got it in home ec and couldn't wait to try it but alas, it was never meant to be.....
Posted by: Bonney | January 10, 2008 at 06:22 AM
Freakin' beautiful. I'd love to see the in-fridge rig they cooked up to hold stemmed glasses at an angle while the Jell-O set up!
Posted by: Sister Diane | January 10, 2008 at 08:57 AM
that looks so good!
Posted by: kim | January 10, 2008 at 11:08 AM
My mom make this still (only she adds like 5 or 6 more layers :)
Quite a view to look at when it's done
She uses milk/cream to make pastel colors
Posted by: Monique | January 11, 2008 at 11:33 AM