Jello
KenK
Jello sets up in? I'm following the package directions. Or is it
unavoidable? Or am I the only one? As I faintly recall, I think my mother's
Jello did that too.
TIA
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Omelet
KenK <inv...@invalid.com> wrote:
> How does one avoid the thin rubbery layer on the bottom of the bowl the
> Jello sets up in? I'm following the package directions. Or is it
> unavoidable? Or am I the only one? As I faintly recall, I think my mother's
> Jello did that too.
>
> TIA
You are not cooking it long enough, hot enough.
That layer is improperly dissolved and incorporated Jello.
I only ever made that mistake once, now it never happens to me any more.
Make sure you water is actually BOILING.
With care, Jello can be made in the microwave.
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notbob
> With care, Jello can be made in the microwave.
Jello == rubber Kool-Aid
KenK
news:ompomelet-45150...@news-wc.giganews.com:
> In article <Xns9D48693086...@130.133.4.11>,
> KenK <inv...@invalid.com> wrote:
>
>> How does one avoid the thin rubbery layer on the bottom of the bowl
>> the Jello sets up in? I'm following the package directions. Or is it
>> unavoidable? Or am I the only one? As I faintly recall, I think my
>> mother's Jello did that too.
>>
>> TIA
>
> You are not cooking it long enough, hot enough.
> That layer is improperly dissolved and incorporated Jello.
>
> I only ever made that mistake once, now it never happens to me any
> more.
>
> Make sure you water is actually BOILING.
>
> With care, Jello can be made in the microwave.
I heat the water in the microwave for three minutes for convenience.
Evidently it doesn't get hot enough although it's steaming. I'll heat it
on the gas burner next time.
Make Jello in the MW? Sounds interesting. Care to give the details?
Samantha Hill
>
> I heat the water in the microwave for three minutes for convenience.
> Evidently it doesn't get hot enough although it's steaming. I'll heat it
> on the gas burner next time.
My experience shows that it takes 2 minutes for 1 cup of water to boil,
FWIW.
j h
bowl. It helps to stir with a flat bottomed spoon, spatula, whatever,
and notice if it feels as though there is still undissolved material.
jh
Omelet
KenK <inv...@invalid.com> wrote:
Heat the water to boiling in the m-wave in a glass container, stir in
the jello then continue to heat in the m-wave at one minute intervals to
keep it hot, stir each time until every bit of that jello is dissolved.
MONITOR IT SO IT DOES NOT BOIL OVER!
Add your cold water portion when it looks and feels ready. Add it slowly
and stir in well.
Refrigerate until set.
Omelet
Samantha Hill <sam...@samhillsonic.net> wrote:
Depends on the power of your m-wave.
James Silverton
> Refrigerate until set.
I've never had much trouble with jello. It's not all that difficult to
bring water in an ordinary pot on a stove to a full rolling boil, pour
it over the gelatin and stir until completely clear.
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James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland
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Dave Smith
> I heat the water in the microwave for three minutes for convenience.
> Evidently it doesn't get hot enough although it's steaming. I'll heat it
> on the gas burner next time.
>
The instructions are simple enough. Add *boiling* water, not steaming
hot or previously boiled water. It has to be boiling hot. Add the
boiling water immediately to the powder and stir to dissolve, then add
the cold water, stir and put it into the fridge to cool. If you don't
use it up within a few days it will probably start sticking to the bowl
again, but not like what you described.
sf
> How does one avoid the thin rubbery layer on the bottom of the bowl the
> Jello sets up in? I'm following the package directions. Or is it
> unavoidable? Or am I the only one? As I faintly recall, I think my mother's
> Jello did that too.
>
Sorry, I don't know what you're talking about. Are you following the
package directions carefully? Do you know how to *boil* water? Do
you know what *ice* cold water is?
Small box
Add mix to 1 cup *boiling* water, stir until dissolved.
Add 2 cups ice cold water, refrigerate until it sets.
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finger jello! I like that stuff.
http://kitchenscrapbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/finger-jello-at-picnic.jpg
Janet
> On 27 Mar 2010 17:20:22 GMT, KenK <inv...@invalid.com> wrote:
>
>> How does one avoid the thin rubbery layer on the bottom of the bowl
>> the Jello sets up in? I'm following the package directions. Or is it
>> unavoidable? Or am I the only one? As I faintly recall, I think my
>> mother's Jello did that too.
>>
> Sorry, I don't know what you're talking about. Are you following the
> package directions carefully? Do you know how to *boil* water? Do
> you know what *ice* cold water is?
>
> Small box
>
> Add mix to 1 cup *boiling* water, stir until dissolved.
> Add 2 cups ice cold water, refrigerate until it sets.
Jello is a lot better if you use part fruit juice instead of cold water.
Although I recently had to do the clear liquid diet thing for a day and
bought a box of melon-flavored Jello--couldn't use orange juice or whatever
because then it wouldn't have been clear.
The clear melon stuff was almost good, in a fascinating
this-isn't-really-food kind of way. Of course, I was REALLY hungry. <G>