More Tricks With Jello

Jello must be one of the greatest inventions of our times. I can see from Mom's recipe box that she enjoyed collecting jello salads. The nice thing about it was that there seemed to be endless ways to fix it. So here are some very easy things to add to that simple box of jello, in order to turn it into something more! To start off, I will throw in one of my own recipes that I picked up from one of my bosses. Being more conscious of refined sugar, I enjoy this Pomegranate Salad that uses Knox unflavored gelatin.

Pomegranate Salad

I box of unflavored gelatin
Cranberry and/or Pomegranate juice

Mix the gelatin according to directions, using the juice for the cold liquid. Let set until syrupy. Then add at least 1 cup-2 cups of pomegranate seeds. Turn into a glass dish or mold. This looks very festive for Christmas, especially if in a clear dish or on a glass plate.

Cherry Salad

1 pkg. 3 oz. cherry gelatin
1 can of cherry pie filling

Mix the gelatin according to directions. Let set until syrupy, add the cherry pie filling. Chill until set and cover with sour cream (or try non fat Greek yogurt).

Red Jello Combinations

Use any kind of red jello (tropical, raspberry, cherry or strawberry), 1 and 3/4 c. water, add applesauce, and nuts to taste after jello initially chilled.

Another good combination is to use rhubarb, shredded apple and pineapple in red jello.

Lemon Jello

Use crushed pineapple, grated carrot, cabbage, and pimento.


I think the secret to jello is to experiment. These hints were written out very simply by Mom without exact measurements. So be creative, add as little or as much to the base of jello, and enjoy!