I say Jello, they say JELLY
japra | Aug 11, 2008 | Comments 6
It’s not a food we eat everyday, in fact I’ve not even thought of trying to make it once in the 18 months we’ve lived here. However, after going to a Chinese buffet last week and having a tiny square of “Jello” for dessert, Roxi and I realized that we wanted some more.
Jello is one of those silly foods from childhood. If you look for it here in England, remember it’s not called “Jello”, it’s “Jelly”. And it looks like this. Inside the box, there is a block of concentrated gelatin cubes. You zap them in the microwave with a bit of water, add some cold water to that mixture, pour into cups, and refrigerate until firm. Anyway, on the Hartley’s site, there are some interesting sounding recipes like “Bunny in a Field“, “Custard Surprise” (which is finished “with a swirl of aerosol cream and plenty of chocolate strand”), and “St Clements Syllabub Cups“.
We made blackcurrant jelly yesterday. It had a nice flavor and wasn’t as sweet as its American cousin, which was fine with us :-)
Mr. DJ arrived at home safely early this morning. He took a cat nap but is off to the office in a little while for back-to-back meetings this afternoon. Roxi and I are going to take Trudy out for a romp in the field in a little bit. Then we’ll come home and dig through Mr. DJ’s suitcases for goodies I ordered, including this stove top smoker and this cookbook.
About the Author: JaPRA is an expat Texan living in England with her husband (Mr. DJ), their 17-year old daughter (Roxi), and their dog Trudy.
Trudy!
Do they not use the term jelly when speaking of jam?
As soon as I heard “jello”, the immediate visual that came to mind was the little green and red cut squares that we used to always have at our family Christmas parties as a kid. It definitely evokes memories of childhood.
Laurie–She had so much fun tearing up in that field. Photo tomorrow.
Alyson–They use words like “jam” “conserves” and “preserves” to talk about fruit spreads here.
I so love all the British “puddings”! I also love saying “pudding” for dessert!
And, Sherbert Lemons! The best!
I like Bassett’s Jelly Babies!
Pamela–I thought the English were kidding about “pudding” or “puds” but yes, any dessert can be a pudding, even ice cream! I’ve not had a sherbert lemon, but I am sure I’d love it.
Susan–Those things are so addicting. I love how they’re covered in powdered sugar! I definitely can’t buy them very often. Too dangerous.