When was the last time you made Jello?
When was the last time you made Jello?
I'm 52. And in my entire adult life I've never made Jello. How about you?
I have a family tradition of making rainbow jello for Easter. Each color layer gets a thin layer of sweetened condensed milk jello in between to make the colors really pop when it is sliced. It's so pretty. It takes all day. It's one of my favorite things about Easter.
I also make it pretty regularly because I eat gelatin as a nutritional supplement that does seem to help my joint pain a bit. For that I use unflavored fish and beef gelatin and mix it with tart cherry juice in pint jars and chill it or mix it with hot tea or chicken broth.
I was cleaning out my pantry last week and found 3 boxes of jello mix that were like 4 years old and I threw them out.
When I went grocery shopping, I was like "oh, yeah, I'm out of jello" and bought 3 more 🤦🏼♂️
My last colonoscopy so like 2 years old.
Which begs the question, why haven’t you had your colonoscopy? You are too old to not have had one and jello in an acceptable color is on the okay foods list.
Also barf
A couple of years ago. Jell-O is useful when you have to go on a liquid diet.
One of my wife's friends had just had a kid. He's in highschool now.
The last time I made Jello I think I was like 22 or 23, so probably around 2004. I was at a party at my friend's house that had fizzled down to about 5 people pretty early. That's when someone had the great idea to make Jello shots... I prepared the Jello on the stove, but my friend Mary actually assembled the shots. She did not mention to anyone that she used Everclear and added almost double what the recipe called for. Anyway, she put them in the fridge and then promptly forgot about them... Until we ran out of beer. Then someone remembered. They weren't completely set, which at the time we attributed to them not getting chilled long enough. In truth, there was so much pure alcohol in those shots that they wouldn't have ever set even if we kept them in the freezer overnight! Assuming we were immortal, as drunk people in their early 20s tend to do, we heroicly downed about 4 of them each before we realized how strong they were... Most of the rest of that night is a blur of laughter, spinning lights, and eventually a soft couch and oblivion.
That was probably about the 2nd or 3rd most drunk I've ever been before or since, and definitely top 5 worst hangovers lol
For the record I do not drink anymore
I'm 40, and made it for the first time a month ago. It made 4 tiny cups. I still have one cup in the fridge.
Fucking never, the texture grosses me out
Not since college
Never. Had to Google what it even is. I had something similar once as a child.
Maybe a month or two? I have a kid who is more into pudding.I made pudding like last week.
I'm mid 40's and I literally just finished making jello with my elementary school aged daughter. We're still waiting for it to solidify. Last time we did it a few weeks ago we used cold water and it solidified pretty quickly.
About 20 years ago is the first and last time I made jello myself. I'm 32yo now.
I made Jello late last year to eat while fasting for my colonoscopy. I'm 50. Sometimes I make it when someone in the house is sick.
We make Jell-O shots for every party. Rather than use standard gelatin, we use a gelatin made out of fish bones which works really well. Gin, lemon, elderflower, champagne flavors!
I make it anytime someone in the house is sick. It's great for when you don't really feel like eating much and you need to stay hydrated.
Probably not since I was less than 10. I'm almost 30 now. I should really make some Jell-O
My grandmother made it all the time. My parents seldom made it. I have never made it. I associate it with hospitals and crappy school cafeterias.
Last year.
I'm about middle age and don't believe I have ever made it, even as a child. I have had it, and would consider eating more if it wasn't available in such atrocious colors with false flavorings.
It is currently 85*F in my house and something like jello sounds nice right now as I contemplate what I will cook for dinner haha.
It's been a while tbh now if it's pudding...
Last week, used a package over a cake. Poke Cake.
Can't stand the shit lol
Er, probably a year ago? I make it occasionally as a snack, but I have to remember to get some from the grocery store. My husband also enjoys it, so when I do make some, it goes quickly.
My grandfather would make sheets of jello, it was his snack he'd feed us when we visited him!
Never made it. My wife buys sugar free jello cups sometimes for dessert.
Two days ago!
Like a year ago
I think I remember making some in university. Probably with vodka. That was ... oh shit... years ago.
When I got a colonoscopy a few months ago.
I don't even know what that is.
semi-regularly in summer. It's fairly refreshing.
I briefly added fruit, ala 1950s, but I prefer without. Occasionally with wHipped cream, but that takes effort since I don't like the garbage that the spray cans create. (whipped cream, sugar and an electric mixer).
1 box makes ~750ml / "one fifth", which is enough for 3 snacks, imo.
The issue is the amount of sugar in them (and the whipped cream). Using sugar-free versions is good.
Using a whipped cream maker, with NO2 canisters for some calorie-free sweetness, is nice.
I never really liked that stuff, so I believe I never actually made any jello by myself. I really don't get why it's popular. It looks unedible and it tastes nothing but sweet. It's usually accompanied with pusdings or cakes which I would much rather waste some of my calorie budget on.
About 2 years
It’s been years since I’ve prepared Jello for consumption at home! I like Jello, but only occasionally eat it when I’ve got a craving.
Never. Pudding, custard, and mousse, occasionally.
Never because it's gross and tastes like shit.
After learning the effects of food dyes, I haven't had jello in over a decade.
Does Jell-O use food dyes?
Yes, most Jell-O contains artificial colors, including red 40, yellow 5, and yellow 6, which are derived from petroleum and may have negative health effects. Some say that these dyes may promote cancer because they contain benzidine, a known carcinogen. Red 40 is also a common ingredient in candy, cereal, baked goods, gelatin powder, drugs, and cosmetics. Some say that side effects of red 40 include hyperactivity, behavioral changes, allergic reactions, hives, asthma, sneezing, watery eyes, skin irritation, and migraines.