by RetroRuth | Jun 20, 2012 | Appetizers, Best & Worst, Contests, Hello Jell-O, The WORST
Congrats to Michelle, the third finalist for the Glistening and Jiggly Contest in the “Worst Gelatin” category! Michelle sent us this weird thing, which was both very exciting and very disgusting. This is Molded Sea-Food Salad. It is exciting for many reasons. One...
by RetroRuth | Jun 13, 2012 | Contests, Hello Jell-O, The WORST
Wow. I just…wow. That’s really all I have to say about the next finalist. In my opinion, this is really the epitome of a bad gelatin salad. Is it possible to have a perfect worst gelatin salad? Do you say it’s “perfectly terrible”? Or that is the “perfect food storm”?...
by RetroRuth | Jun 6, 2012 | Best & Worst, Contests, Hello Jell-O, The WORST
This is it! This is IT! It’s finally here. Out of over 50 submissions, I’ve tested 28 gelatins and Tom has tasted every single one. We took pictures, we made notes and we even fought about who the finalists were. So it has come down to this: Not only are we ready to...
by RetroRuth | Feb 22, 2012 | Best & Worst, Hello Jell-O, Hot Dogs & Mystery Meats, Main Dishes, Side Dishes & Salads, The WORST
I don’t know why I do this to myself. I don’t know why I do this to Tom. I don’t know why Tom let’s me do this. All I know is that when Mimi (from 1972: The Retro WW Experiment), Yinzerella (From Dinner Is Served 1972) and Lexi (from After Apple Picking) asked me if I...
by RetroRuth | Jan 11, 2012 | Appetizers, Best & Worst, The WORST
So, I suppose we should do a quick recap: Risking almost certain powdered-soup poisoning, Tom and I decided that we were going to cook a set of four appetizers from Worldly Entertaining Party Ideas From Around The World, a “worldly” cookbook that was published by...
by RetroRuth | Aug 10, 2011 | Contests, The WORST
Is… Wait for it… Wait for it… You’ve gotta enjoy the anticipation… After much tasting, testing, choking, writing, gagging, posting, planning, voting AND waiting, I am happy to announce that the winner of the “Let’s Sing A Tune To Tuna Contest” is… Tuna Pizza! And the...
