Fruit Flavor Gelatin Sparks Dessert Business
Food editor recalls turn of the century six gelatin flavors and midcentury two new fruit flavors Concord grape and strawberry punch. Quick Set methods cut chilling from hours to an hour with peaches or layered grape pineapple banana molds. Creamy Whirl creates marbled effects and whipped topping offers convenience.
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Cream Whirl Dessert
A gelatin dessert combines Concord grape flavored gelatin with pear halves and heavy cream. Pears are diced and folded into a gelatin base, then layered with a ginger flavored cream, chilled to set, unmolded, and served with extra whipped cream for 12 servings.
Strawberry Punch Bowl from Gelatin Mix
Prepare a 1 quart punch bowl of strawberry punch gelatin by dissolving 3 oz strawberry gelatin in boiling water, adding 2 cups cold water, chilling until firm, and garnishing with whipped topping mint and fruit. Use apricot halves pineapple tidbits and strawberries or substitute maraschino cherries if needed. Makes 4 cups.
Quick Set Fruit Dessert With Peaches
A simple layered dessert using frozen peaches and gelatin. Dissolve gelatin in boiling water then add peaches and chill until set. Makes 6 cups or 10 to 12 servings. A variation adds vanilla ice cream between two gelatin layers and unmolds.
Fruited Gelatin Mold With Banana Pineapple Layer
A molded gelatin dessert uses Concord grape or strawberry flavor mix with pineapple and bananas. Dissolve gelatin, mix with pineapple syrup, and pour over a fruit layer in an 8x4 inch pan. Chill at least four hours for self layering, yielding 6 cups or 8 to 10 servings.
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