If you delve into the world of vintage gelatin recipes, you will undoubtedly discover numerous retro Jello salad recipes.

These recipes go beyond the standard mold and show how Jello can be transformed into unique treats and party-worthy creations. You can use it to add color and flavor to layered cakes, creamy ...

But back in the 1950s, when Jell-O was peaking in popularity, congealed salads, variously known as jellied salads, molded salads and aspic, were the thing in entertaining.

While athletes at the 2002 Winter Olympics are going for the gold, their Utahan hosts will be going for the green.That is, green as in lime Jell-O--the nonsponsoring, unofficial food of choice in ...

Watch kids try Jell-O mold salad for the first time Brave kids provide brutally honest reactions to tasting jello mold ham and egg salad for the first time. The dish was popular in the 1960's.

To make this strawberry Jell-O mold—one that’s sure to please—we’re taking tips from reader Gloria Grant of Illinois who says this ... Whenever I serve this salad, people ask for the recipe.

Gelatin desserts and salads look their most spectacular when molded. The making and the unmolding can be simple if you follow these tips from “Jell-O Fun and Fabulous Recipes,” published ...

One Jell-O ad from the 1950s called for grated onion, cottage cheese, and fish salad in a lime gelatin mold. Eventually, the brand offered alternatives to customers who didn’t want to mix sweet ...

Have a holly, wobbly Christmas.

Molded salads haven't exactly lit up the culinary sky in the last couple of decades, but these darlings of the early to mid-20th century are not forgotten. Maggie Scotchler's nostalgic search for ...

In the '70s, gelatin was very much in vogue. Gatherings often featured a colorful, molded jello salad that contained surprising ingredients from cottage cheese to tuna.