My sister Kateri sent me this recipe book some time ago and I have been meaning to try a recipe from it. The New Joys of Jell-O, a 1973 follow-up to the original 1960’s Joys of Jell-O, takes jello from the suburbs to the city and features photographs of sophisticated, swinging, singles in a posh Manhattan penthouse feasting on a dizzying array of jello selections… Seems about right.
I selected the Strawberries Romanoff recipe but substituted cherries for strawberries because I wanted to use this cherry themed mold Flossie gave me for Christmas. It has a top layer of cherry whipped cream with a touch of brandy and bottom layer of sweet dark cherries suspended in cherry gelatin. Click on the recipe text below to enlarge try this one for yourself!
The Jello Mold Mistress 
Vintage Jell-0 cookbooks are wonderfully kitsch in their multi-color layered Jell-0 way. I really enjoy your gelatine creations and am looking forward to your book.
Thanks so much for being a fan Gretchen!
I just discovered your blog after doing a few “New Joys of Jell-O” posts on my own blog. I made the Topaz Parfait that’s in the picture above. Too funny!
http://vintagespinster.blogspot.com/2012/04/vintage-kitschn-j-e-l-l-o.html
[…] Here’s an old-fashioned recipe we found on Jell-O Mold Mistress, that will definitely impress your friends at the next summer barbeque! The ingredients include strawberries (or cherries) Jell-O, brandy, Cointreau and cream. You’ll find the directions to make it yourself, here. […]
[…] Here’s an old-fashioned recipe we found on Jell-O Mold Mistress, that will definitely impress your friends at the next summer barbeque! The ingredients include strawberries (or cherries) Jell-O, brandy, Cointreau and cream. You’ll find the directions to make it yourself, here. […]