Cooking web notes

The Tupperware Jel-Ring is an old classic and still today, it is very popular with my Tupperware customers. I must admit, its also one of my favorite products too! I love to whip up tasty treats for my family to enjoy using the Jel-Ring mold.

When I do my Tupperware home parties, I am often asked for recipes that use the Jel-Ring Mold so I always carry along preprinted recipes and hand them out to my party guests.

The Tupperware Jel-Ring mold has a removable center and top seals which make unmolding it super easy. Did you know that you can also use it to make tasty & decorative ice rings by freezing beverages like punch or tea in the Jel-Ring Mold? What a great idea for any party! It is dishwasher safe & refrigerator safe and comes with Tupperware's Lifetime product guarantee.

Jel-Ring Mold Tip: When unmolding a gelatin salad from the Jel Ring Mold, lightly moisten the serving dish with water before unmolding the salad on the dish. This will allow you to easily position the gelatin salad to the center of the dish.

Now for some yummy recipes! (I promise, they all taste great and are really easy to make!)

Cranberry Salad

3 c. fresh cranberries
3 c. water
1 1/2 c. sugar
1 tsp. baking soda
1 pkg. (6 ounce) cherry-flavored gelatin
1 1/2 c. miniature marshmallows
1c. chopped apple (unpeeled)
3/4 c. chopped celery
1/2 c. chopped walnuts

Rinse cranberries in a double colander; remove any stems and faulty berries. Place cranberries, water, sugar and baking soda in a 2 1/2 qt. saucepan. Cook over medium heat stirring frequently for about 5-7 minutes or until mixture is hot and sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat. While mixture is hot, stir in gelatin and miniature marshmallows until dissolved and melted. Cool slightly; stir in apple, celery and walnuts. Pour into a Jel-Ring Mold and seal or pour into your desired container. Refrigerate for 6-8 hours or until firm. Unmold and serve. Refrigerate left-over salad.

Pineapple Gelatin Salad

1 (20 ounce) can crushed pineapple
1 (3 ounce) pkg. lime gelatin
1/2 pint lite cream
1 (8 ounce) pkg. cream cheese

Bring pineapple to boil. Add lime gelatin and stir until dissolved, let cool in pot. Put 1/2 pint cream and block of cream cheese into blender. Mix. Combine blender ingredients with the ingredients in pot. Pour into Jel-Ring mold and chill overnight. Remove seal to unmold and serve.

Triple Orange Gelatin Delight

6 oz. pkg. orange jello
2 c. boiling water
1 pint of orange sherbet
1 can mandarin oranges, drained

Dissolve orange gelatin in boiling water. Add orange sherbet, stir until melted. Add mandarin orange slices. Pour into the Jel-Ring mold and refrigerate until set. Unmold onto a serving plate and garnish with orange slices or fruit slices of your choice.

Strawberry Pecan Gelatin Mold

2 (3 ounce) pkg. strawberry flavored gelatin
2 c. boiling water
2 c. strawberries and juice
1 1/2 c. crushed pineapple and juice
1 pkg. mini marshmallows
1 (3 oz) pkg. cream cheese, softened
1/2 c. chopped pecans

Dissolve gelatin in 2 c. boiling water. Add strawberries and juice and crushed pineapple with juice. Cover with the marshmallows. Pour into the Jel-Ring Mold and refrigerate until set. Make whipped topping according to directions and add softened cream cheese to this, mixing well. Spread topping over firm gelatin and sprinkle chopped pecans on top.

Strawberry Shortcake

1 package frozen strawberries, thawed
2 - 3 cups cubed Angel food cake or pound cake
1 large package Strawberry Gelatin

Spread strawberries evenly on bottom of Jell-ring mold. Add cubed cake pieces. Prepare strawberry gelatin according to the package directions then pour over cake/strawberries. Chill for at least 24 hours. Unmold onto serving plate. Fill center with whipped cream and garnish with fresh strawberries!