10 Items Tagged

Jello

Don't forget the cherry on top.

Midcentury America's Most Scandalous Salad

According to Betty Crocker, Candle Salad was even “better than a real candle.”

Diana Hubbell February 24, 2025

Sweet salads are an American holiday tradition.

The Glorious World of Sweet Holiday Salads

Cool Whip and Jell-O for everyone!

Anne Ewbank November 18, 2024

A luminous jelly.

Meet the Duo Molding the Weird, Wondrous Future of Jelly

From disturbingly realistic gelatin portraits to a jiggling Buckingham Palace, Bompas & Parr are pushing the wobbly envelope.

Diana Hubbell October 7, 2022

A recipe for a crisp radish salad set in lemon Jell-O.

How America Embraced Aspics With Threatening Auras

From futuristic test kitchens to Under-the-Sea Salad, midcentury Jell-O took a turn for the weird.

Diana Hubbell May 10, 2022

The Cosmos cake.

This Jelly Cake Captures the Wonder of the Cosmos

Centrifuges and syringe-tipped knives are behind this edible miniature galaxy.

Diana Hubbell July 9, 2021

This image comes from a Jell-O advertisement that reads, "Isn't it evident from the butler's face that he is proud of the dish?"

Before Jell-O, Colorful Gelatin Desserts Were Haute Cuisine

Celebrity chefs served molded jelly dishes to monarchs and royalty.

Mark Hay April 22, 2019

“Nothing Says I Love You Like Green Jell-O” by chef Justin K. Dillree.

The Jiggling, Gelatinous Creations of a Pop-Up Jell-O Exhibition

Behold a beloved children's character, a famous painting, and fusion foods.

Anna Kusmer April 30, 2018

Poke Cake

In the 1970s, housewives stabbed their cakes and filled the holes with Jell-O.

Coffee Jelly

Leftover coffee plus gelatin equals this vintage dessert.

Savory Jell-O salads are also called aspics.

Jell-O Salad

Meat covered in gelatinous goo was once a classic American comfort food.