St. Patrick’s Day ‘Pot of Gold’ for Kids

A Cowboy's Wife — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 06:36:56 +0000

Whenever I make desserts, Truett always asks me to make him something special and I really never do. I thought I’d make him his own St. Patrick’s Day special treat; a Pot of Gold. Now I realize this looks like a lot of work but it wasn’t bad at all. And in the end, it made me feel a wee bit good to see Truett get so excited over it.

Recipe: St. Patrick’s Pot of Gold for Kids

Ingredients

3-ounce box of lemon-flavor gelatin
6 limes
Sugar
Whipped cream (I used the Reddi-Wip can)

Instructions

Line an 8-inch square baking dish with plastic wrap, leaving several inches of overhang on each side (this will make removing the gelatin easier).
Combine a 3-ounce box of lemon-flavor gelatin and 1 cup of boiling water in a medium bowl, stirring until the gelatin is dissolved. Stir in 1 cup of cold water, then pour the mixture into the baking dish. Cover the dish with plastic wrap and chill the gelatin for 4 hours or until firm, then slice the gelatin into 1/2-inch cubes.
Cut off the top quarter of each of 6 limes, then, without cutting into the fruit, slice a thin layer of peel from the bottom of each one to help them stand upright. With a small knife, cut around the inside of each lime’s rind to loosen the pulp, then spoon it out to make a shell. I wasn’t able to get all the pulp out by any means but I got as much as I could and then rinsed out with cool water.
Place a pinch of sugar and squirt in the whipped cream into the bottom of each shell, then fill each lime pot with gelatin gold. Makes 6.

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Jello Shooters

A Cowboy's Wife — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 07:09:20 +0000

I think a fun way to liven up a party is by serving jello shooters. I’ve had them once and it was at my sister-in-law’s bachelorette party. I thought they were great and added some “flavor” to the party mix:)

6 oz. vodka
6 oz. water
3 oz. Jello gelatin, any flavor

Think jiggly or slushy or syrupy. Imagine the slide of a semi-solid down your throat. Combine vodka and water in a saucepan and bring to boil. Stir in Jello. Let set in refrigerator. Experiment to choose the length of time you want it to set. Longer = firmer.