When was the last time you made Jello?

TokenBoomer , 16 days ago

When I got a colonoscopy a few months ago.

PandaPikachu , 16 days ago

I make it anytime someone in the house is sick. It’s great for when you don’t really feel like eating much and you need to stay hydrated.

obinice , 16 days ago

Jello like jelly? The wobbly wobbly stuff you have with ice cream and the like?

I make it every few months to have with ice cream.

Wibble

Decoy321 , 16 days ago

Well, shit. It never occurred to me to try it with ice cream. Now I know what I’m doing when I get home!

And to answer OP, the last time I made jello was way back in my 20s, with copious amounts of booze in it.

Underwaterbob , 16 days ago

I think I remember making some in university. Probably with vodka. That was … oh shit… years ago.

DoctorRoxxo , 16 days ago

Like a year ago

BleatingZombie , 16 days ago

Two days ago!

cordlesslamp , 16 days ago

About 20 years ago is the first and last time I made jello myself. I’m 32yo now.

AWittyUsername , 16 days ago

About 2 years

collapse_already , 16 days ago

I made Jello late last year to eat while fasting for my colonoscopy. I’m 50. Sometimes I make it when someone in the house is sick.

delicious_justice , 17 days ago

We make Jell-O shots for every party. Rather than use standard gelatin, we use a gelatin made out of fish bones which works really well. Gin, lemon, elderflower, champagne flavors!

HotsauceHurricane , 17 days ago

Maybe a month or two? I have a kid who is more into pudding.I made pudding like last week.

StaySquared , 17 days ago

After learning the effects of food dyes, I haven’t had jello in over a decade.

Does Jell-O use food dyes?

Yes, most Jell-O contains artificial colors, including red 40, yellow 5, and yellow 6, which are derived from petroleum and may have negative health effects. Some say that these dyes may promote cancer because they contain benzidine, a known carcinogen. Red 40 is also a common ingredient in candy, cereal, baked goods, gelatin powder, drugs, and cosmetics. Some say that side effects of red 40 include hyperactivity, behavioral changes, allergic reactions, hives, asthma, sneezing, watery eyes, skin irritation, and migraines.

Matriks404 , 17 days ago

I don’t even know what that is.

HipsterTenZero , 17 days ago

I will never make Jello for as long as I live. I feel like there’s some kind of dark, horrible secret behind its creation, like it’s made of ground up roaches and goat phlegm or something, and I just don’t want to know.

StupidBrotherInLaw , 17 days ago

Gelatin, also known as hydrolyzed collagen, is made from primarily pig skins which are acid treated to break them down.

HipsterTenZero , 17 days ago

I specifically stated that I did not want to know, why would you do this to me

piecat , 16 days ago

Yeah but it’s not like you eat it

volvoxvsmarla , 16 days ago

Yeah that’s kinda mean. I have a certain phobia and I hate it so much when I am being vulnerable and let people in on it and then they try to talk me out of it or say “x is not that bad!” Or talk about it or joke or even think it’s cool to expose me to it like they are a fucking therapist. Ok, you just didn’t want to know the jello secret, that’s not exactly a crippling phobia, but it’s still a mean move.

If it is a consolation to you, there is vegan jello.

I personally find gelatin a great way to use up more of the animal, and it’s not bugs or anything like that, if you eat pork or beef that’s really an ok product imo. It’s not even offal. Bones also have other usage in cuisine, but in case you don’t want to know I’ll leave that out.

Anyway, back to vegan jello. It’s made with agar agar, which is basically a polymer extracted from algae, instead of gelatine. Tastes good! Highly recommend.

StupidBrotherInLaw , 16 days ago

Oh shit, I’m so sorry! I misread your comment.

Yeller_king , 17 days ago

Never made it. My wife buys sugar free jello cups sometimes for dessert.