The rather unappetizing title of the cookbook whence comes this gelatin salad is "On Camera Gel-Cookery from Knox." The recipes are laid out in a series of photographs, as though taken during a cooking show and although there are a number of monstrosities (including the ever-popular canned tomato soup aspic), the cold desserts are quite nice. I'll post the recipe for the Chocolate Bavarian one of these days.
This salad is one I ate as a child and although I'm not sure I would touch it today (oh hell, yes I would, I love Jello salads), it got me to eat carrots without whining. There is no date on the cookbook but the full-skirted shirtwaist dress that the cook is wearing places it in the last half of the 1950's. Left-click to get a larger image or go to my Flickr account.
I've never tried it at all...gotta love those old wacky vintage recipes lol
ReplyDeleteOh geez. That mold brings back memories. I've got about 6 hung up as decorations from my mother's jello-salad-making days.
ReplyDeleteThis recipe sounds like it would be great in the crunchy variation with nuts.