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January 6, 2006
Gelatin slices
I must admit, this is not my original idea (I saw it on an msn clip) but I am passing it along since I have tried it out. What you are looking at in this picture are not orange slices. That's jello gelatin. Hmm, jello is the brand not the food, right?
These particular ones are alcohol free, but they could be great jello shots. No need to waste the little cups!
So, here's what you need:
- Oranges. Three oranges will make 24 slices. The best ones are juicy, but thick skinned so the peel won't tear.
- Gelatin. Plain old unflavored gelatin. The little boxes usually come with several small pouches. For 3 oranges 2 pouches (assuming the size requires 1 cup liquid each).
- Vodka. This is totally optional and any alcohol that works in jello shots can be used.
- Other optional ideas. A teaspoon of honey or other sweetener can be used if you want (I don't think it is needed) or other fruit or berry juice.
The steps:
- Slice the oranges in half.
- Gently juice the orange halves without breaking the peel.
- Remove any extra pulp.
- Place the now empty orange haves in a muffin tin or small dishes. This is just to hold them upright until the gelatin is firm.
- Heat 1 and 1/2 cups of the juice you made to a boil.
- Meanwhile add gelatin to the leftover 1/2 cup of cold juice. (Store bought juice can be added if you don't have enough juice from the oranges.) Let sit for 1 minute.
- Mix in the hot juice and stir until the gelatin is dissolve.
- Pour the mix into the orange halves.
- Chill for about 3 hours. Slice like an orange before serving.
It might even be neat to use a different fruit juice to make red or blue orange slices. Anyways, it was fun.
Posted by layla at January 6, 2006 6:44 PM
Comments
Yeah, so those confused the living crap out of me. "It's like an orange, but ... gooey. Weird. Is this some sort of tangerine?"
Posted by: milkman at January 6, 2006 10:59 PM
At least I didn't make them look like oranges and taste like pineapple.
Posted by: Layla at January 10, 2006 9:29 PM