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Lemon Jell-O Cake – The Second Place Best Winner in the Glistening And Jiggly Contest

by RetroRuth | Aug 1, 2012 | Best & Worst, Cake & Cupcakes, Contests, Desserts, Hello Jell-O, The BEST

I have to tell you something. I am completely pea- green with envy over Martha K.’s recipe collection. Not only did she send us this really easy and really good submission for the Glistening and Jiggly Contest, but she also sent us this recipe for a really good lamb...
Applesauce 7-Up Salad – The Fourth Place Best Recipe Winner In The Glistening And Jiggly Contest

Applesauce 7-Up Salad – The Fourth Place Best Recipe Winner In The Glistening And Jiggly Contest

by RetroRuth | Jul 18, 2012 | Best & Worst, Contests, Hello Jell-O, The BEST

Now that all the unpleasant awesomeness of the Worst Recipe is behind us, we can all kick back and enjoy the best gelatin recipes that were sent in. There was very stiff competition for this, as Tom and I both had favorites that we really wanted to see win. In fact,...

Jell-O Has Put Salad Flavors in Gelatin – 1965

by RetroRuth | Jul 6, 2012 | Hello Jell-O, Vintage Cooking

New Jell-O Salad Gelatin comes in four real salad flavors: Celery, Mixed Vegetable, and now Italian Salad and Seasoned Tomator. That’s why it blends so well with the tastes of meat, fish, and vegetables you put in salads. Get new Jell-O Salad Gelatin, it’s the first...
Molded Sea-Food Salad – Glistening And Jiggly Finalist #3

Molded Sea-Food Salad – Glistening And Jiggly Finalist #3

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...

Pineapple Olive Salad – Glistening And Jiggly Finalist #2

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”?...
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