[Alex Murphy]

....after a careful search, I can now announce what I think is the earliest documented gelatin sighting in Mormon history. Woot! Shake the tambourines and blow the horns! It’s the birth of a Mormon tradition!

I've excerpted the article for the faint-of-stomach. Many recipes followed.

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[svcw]

I have been to lds pot lucks. Bland food. I say without a doubt that Baptists have the best pot lucks.
However, no more matter who serves it green jello with shredded carrots is gross!!

[Oberon]

Back in the days when you had to boil your own gelatin out of bones in your own kitchen, savory gelatin was referred to as “aspic,” and old recipes including aspic abound.

[t-dude]

I clicked this thinking it was an explanation of Romney’s policy positions.

Silly me.

[BlueDragon]

Cherry jello, while hot stir in cranberry sauce (with whole cranberries) add/stir in slivered, roasted almonds. Allow to cool, then refrigerate to set.

Baptist origins. Good for potluck, and holiday get-togethers.

[Bodleian_Girl]

I was just thinking about this last night. There is a girl who’s blog I read, http://thegirlwho.net/journal/ or maybe it was Dooce, and they talked about the Mormon’s and jello. (Both are ex-Mormons.)

[kalee]

When I was growing up our housekeeper was Mormon, she used to make jello salads for us. She made one with lemon jello, bananas and pineapple with some sort of cooked whipped topping on it. She made it for us every Easter.
She would try to get my father to drink Postum. lol He didn’t care for her coffee substitute but he loved her pineapple filled cookies with his coffee. They used to banter back and forth about Postum and coffee.

I have an old cookbook from her church. In it are her recipes for the salad and the cookies as well as some others she made.
I tried the jello salad one year for Easter, my family were not impressed. Our favorite hot dog chili recipe is in that book though.

[HungarianGypsy]

**Freeper Kitchen Ping** Religion section. But, where there is food, you shall find me.

[Joya]

Iowa Methodists have been serving green Jell-O for 80 years, other flavors even longer.

[Vroomfondel]

bflr

[Paragon Defender]

I’ve been a Mormon for about 16 years and never once have I seen the green jello with shredded carrots! It sounds gross but I’ll give it a try!

[varina davis]

My mother, when I was growing up in Indiana, used to make a lime gelatin salad with finely shredded cabbage and a little minced onion. We would top it with a bit of salad dressing. Really, really good.