Wednesday, January 25, 2012

Alphabe-Thursday..."J" as in I hate Jello!

Link

It's time again for Alphabe-Thursday sponsored by Ms. Jenny over at Jenny Matlock..."off on my tangent." This week we are studying the letter "J" as in I hate JELLO!

I really do. I have no recollection of ever eating JELLO, but perhaps my mother fed me some when I was young and impressionable and didn't know enough to refuse. As long as I can remember I've refused to eat JELLO. Why? I think it might be because I don't like my food to move. You know how JELLO wiggles? Disgusting!

However, there is something I make that has JELLO as one of the ingredients, but it doesn't look like JELLO. It doesn't wiggle as much as plain JELLO. I've posted the recipe once before, but this one is worth repeating. When we were living in Virginia Beach, VA during the 1970's my neighbor and friend, Elaine Monn, gave me this recipe. She called it Congealed Salad, but our family has always called it Pink Stuff.


PINK STUFF

One small can of crushed pineapple
One 6 oz. package of Jello (I use raspberry)
One 12 oz. Cool Whip
2 cups of buttermilk
½ to one cup nuts (I like chopped pecans)

Combine undrained pineapple and Jello in a smallsaucepan. Heat until Jellodissolves. Mix Cool Whip and buttermilk(I use a whisk); add nuts. Stir in Jellomixture; mix thoroughly. Put in a moldor long rectangular pan (I spray my mold lightly with Pam first). Let set for 4 hours (I leave it in therefrigerator overnight.

Serves: 12

Now head over to Ms. Jenny's blog for a list of this week's Alphabe-Thursday participants.

29 comments:

  1. I'm not really a fan of jello either, but this looks yummy!

    ReplyDelete
  2. Buttermilk sounds like an interesting ingredient in this recipe.

    ReplyDelete
  3. OH I am! All of it, and every Christmas and Thanks-giving I make it with get this finely chopped carrots in orange jello of course! I serve a mixture of mayo and sweet cream/sugar in a creamy spread for the top....this jello dish you made is really an excellent mold and sounds a lot like one I make with green jello (lime) and cream cheese added...scrumptious! Great post, it's so cool that you did your homework on something you don't like!

    ReplyDelete
  4. Me too I am not a fan of jello because some are sour. But my mom's home made jello I so loving it and your jello looks really good. Thanks for sharing the recipe! ^_^

    Letter-J

    ReplyDelete
  5. Thanks for sharing this recipe! It's a keeper for me..I love this type of jello, not squiggling..

    ReplyDelete
  6. we don;t have jello here but it sure looks good

    ReplyDelete
  7. That looks delicious - I never would have thought about putting buttermilk in jello! sandie

    ReplyDelete
  8. I'm with Chatty Crone above, buttermilk? But then I'm not a buttermilk fan... I'd rather just eat the jello!

    ReplyDelete
  9. I've had some 'interesting' Jello salads in my time...some good, some horrible!

    ReplyDelete
  10. It's Jello! That's Jello, only with a little crunch! I never make it, but I won't turn it down!!

    ReplyDelete
  11. We have jello from time to time. My son really loves it.

    ReplyDelete
  12. I've never seen a jello salad with buttermilk in it, very interesting.
    The one and only time I made one in my special Tupperware container, I couldn't get it to release.

    ReplyDelete
  13. I do not like Jello either but when I was pregnant with my last child I could not get enough of that disgusting mixture

    visiting from Jenny Matlock Im link#34

    ReplyDelete
  14. Put cottage cheese in a bowl, add some cool whip, a can of whatever fruit you want, (I like mandarin oranges) maybe some mini marshmellows, then sprinkle a package of any flavor dry jello over it and fold it all together. Stick it in the fridge to cool for a bit. No jiggly anything, and it's dang yummy!

    ReplyDelete
  15. I'm going to have to take your word for it...the idea of buttermilk and cool whip together doesn't float my boat...but I'm sure that it's a tasty delight in spite of what I may think. :)

    ReplyDelete
  16. Jello salads aren't very common in the UK, not sure I've ever eaten one, myself.
    It sure is pink!

    ReplyDelete
  17. I think I agree...but it comes from childhood trauma of having those "jello molds" with the fruit and thingys stuck inside of it!
    LOL!

    PS.. there is an alternative like famous doctor... BURZYNSKI... you may have heart of him bc he is located in Houston.... I was going to try to get my father to see him... The plus side to that is that he is from Europe...(eastern) where both my parents were born... just a tad of info, if you didn't know already... I was reading your side bar...
    Hugs~
    Cricket @ gypsea nurse

    ReplyDelete
  18. Don't have jello here either but it does look good!

    Great post - as always!

    ReplyDelete
  19. I liked jello with shredded carrots and pineapple in it but plain? ugh why bother. Your recipe looks good.

    ReplyDelete
  20. I'm not too much of a jello fan either but that picture there sure makes it look tasty. I really don't mind jello so much when it's mixed with cool whip:-)

    ReplyDelete
  21. We used to eat a lot of jello, and I still kinda like it. Now and then, anyway.

    =)

    ReplyDelete
  22. Rather have jello than buttermilk, but if I have a choice I wouldn't pick either one...With that said, your recipe does sound delish..and pretty too.

    ReplyDelete
  23. Oh my, this sounds like something I would love! It looks pretty too!

    ReplyDelete
  24. I love jello! One of my favorite ways to make it is to substitute applesauce for the cold water. And exact trade. Adds interesting texture and I love the contrast is tastes when added as part of a meal. It is also very refreshing in the summer time.

    ~Linnea

    ReplyDelete
  25. Anonymous3:50 AM

    I'm not a huge fan of jello either or anything else fruit-flavored, for that matter. If I'm going to have calories, I prefer the chocolate variety!

    ReplyDelete
  26. Betty, I agree with you. I can't stand Jello!

    ReplyDelete
  27. Jello is seriously yucky on its own, but I have a recipe for something like your pink stuff, only green. Everyone loves it. Go figure!

    ReplyDelete
  28. Every once in a great while I get a hankering for raspberry jello with coolwhip on it.

    In fact, I can actually make that in my kitchenette so I may have to brave the plastic sheets and torn up subfloors in the kitchen to see if there's some in the taped up pantry.

    Darn, girl.

    Now I need some jello.

    It is wiggly, though, and kinda/sorta creeps me out, too.

    Thanks for the smile and the happy little post here!

    J-e-l-l-o!

    OH!

    A+

    ReplyDelete

Thank you for taking the time to visit my little world and leave a comment. I appreciate hearing from you.

I do not receive all comments by E-mail and I'm not exactly sure why. I do try and remember to check the actual blog so I won't miss any of your comments.

I do not belong to Google+ and regret that I am unable to leave comments on Google+ blogs.

WORD VERIFICATION: I have NOT set up word verification for comments. However, every so often it appears on my blog even though I have chosen NO in the settings. Please let me know if you encounter word verification when leaving a comment so I can try and fix it. Thanks.