1) They try to help, by sending Jello molds, giving me other Jello cookbooks they've found, and linking to articles about it online. My mom is even planning a day trip to The Jello Museum when I'm in New York in June.
2) They scorn. It's understandable. Some of the Jello recipes are not delicious, and worthy of scorn.
It was in the mixed spirit of helpfulness and scorn together that two of my friends have shared this Buzzfeed post of vintage recipes with me in the last two weeks. I read it and laughed, until I realized that I've made number 18. I didn't ever come back here to tell people what happened to the Velveeta Fudge after I made it and took it to the office, because I wanted to preserve the Christmas miracle of actually making fudge that was suitable for giving to other people, but now that Christmas is over I can tell the horrible truth:
The Velveeta fudge disintegrated.
That's not even the best word for it. That kind of makes you think of a dry, crumble into dust, but what happened to the fudge was so much... oily-er. We were keeping the Velveeta fudge in the office fridge when no one was eating it, because it was made from cheese-like food, and we didn't think it should sit out. Despite that, it started to get oily. Then it started to get oily and somehow spongy at the same time, as if the oil was draining out of it, slowly weakening the substance of the fudge. Eventually, the fudge seemed on the verge of dissolving entirely, and I threw it away.
Let's never speak of it again.
I made fudge at Christmas and everything was fine.
Anyway, realizing that I'd already started down this 24 step pathway to culinary hell, I wondered what else I could make, and landed on #6: 7UP Milk.
This sounded disgusting, but maybe things tasted differently whenever this was published. After all, 7UP has changed a little, and way more people drink skim milk now than whole milk that the milkman brings in bottles and leaves on the doorstep, but I decided to give it a try. To be as authentic as possible, I got whole milk, and non-diet 7UP. I looked for throwback 7UP, or 7UP from Mexico, since either of those would be made with sugar rather than high fructose corn syrup, but had no luck locating it. I found Sprite, but again, I was trying for authenticity, so I did the best I could.
The recipe said to use equal parts milk and 7UP, and to pour the 7UP into the milk without stirring, so I did.
It still looked and smelled like milk, but I noticed something a little odd when I picked up the glass to smell it: none of the bubbles on top moved. They had transformed into semi-solid milk foam.
Maybe it still tastes ok, I thought. The recipe says it's refreshing.
It's not refreshing. Have you ever wanted your milk to somehow be thick yet fizzy at the same time? I swallowed the first sip, just to get the full taste.
It tastes like milk that's right on the verge of turning sour.
I took a second slip, and realized what it tasted like while it was still in my mouth.
I immediately spit it into the sink and poured out the rest.
I do not feel refreshed.
1 comment:
Okay, this? No. However... there IS a soda/milk combo which really is good. It's Coke and milk. Pour a 3/4 glass of Coke (do NOT use diet Coke!!), and add milk until the drink looks a bit like coffee with cream in it. The ratio of more Coke/less milk will keep the fizziness from going flat, and when you drink it, it tasted kind of like an ice cream soda. Well, exactly like an ice cream soda, really - just the melted part. It's delicious! Also works with root beer (if you like root beer).
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