It’s A Gelatin Round-up – ALL of the Winners In Our Recent Gelatin Contest

by RetroRuth | Sep 5, 2012 | Best & Worst, Contests, Hello Jell-O, The BEST, The WORST | 2 comments

It was an epic contest. It spanned about 4 months and had 10 winners. I really can’t blame you if you couldn’t keep track of all the gelatin-goodness (There was a ton of it!), so I decided to do a re-cap so we can relive the fun, the horror and the gelatin. Best...

Herb Glazed Sandwiches – Tom’s Pick From The Glistening And Jiggly Gelatin Contest

by RetroRuth | Aug 29, 2012 | Contests, Hello Jell-O, Sandwiches & Pies | 7 comments

Well, here we have it, guys. The last big winner from our totally fun gelatin contest. And, I have to admit, in some ways, we saved the best for last. These are Herb-Glazed Sandwiches. They consist of an open faced sandwich smothered with a layer of lemon gelatin that...

Glistening And Jiggly – A Mid-Century Menu Gelatin Contest

by RetroRuth | Apr 11, 2012 | Contests, Hello Jell-O | 14 comments

I think it’s about time for another contest, don’t you??? Yeah. I think it’s about that time. And the theme of this contest??? Gelatin! Jell-O. Knox. The jiggly stuff. The good stuff.  The stuff that glued our childhoods together. The stuff that held bits of...

Voting Begins For The Worst Gelatin Recipe From Our Glistening And Jiggly Contest!

by RetroRuth | Jul 2, 2012 | Contests, Hello Jell-O | 3 comments

This is it, people!!! Time for you all to vote for who you think should be the recipient of the much-coveted title of “Worst Mid-Century Gelatin Recipe”! First, I’d like to shoot off a ton of thank-you’s to everyone who sent in a recipe, commented on the posts and...

Classic Orange Jell-O – A Mid-Century Gelatin Re-Run

by RetroRuth | Apr 27, 2016 | Hello Jell-O, The BEST | 2 comments

I was in the mood for some gelatin this week, so I decided to go strolling through the archives for a good recipe. Yes, unbelievably, there are good gelatin recipes in the archives. Anyway, I found this Orange Jell-O, and I’m happy to report it was just as good this...