A Blast from the Past

When I was a little girl Summer was a time for roller skating with my friends, trips to the West Fort Hood pool, late nights of hide and seek, and an all time family favorite tasty treat: Finger Jello. The kids of the neighborhood loved my mother's famous Summertime treat that was cool, wiggly, creamy and so tasty after running around all day in the Texas sun. As we got older, moved a few times, and eventually grew up to marry and start families of our own, the joys of this simple Summer treat were long forgotten. Until now. Through the power of Facebook we have reconnected with one of the kids in the old neighborhood on Fort Hood and he went on and on about Mom's Finger Jello. This was brought up last night during a family dinner and the hunt for the long lost recipe began!

It took a while, but through some extensive searching on Google and sifting through recipe sites, I at last found the recipe. It was already planned that I was to go over to my sister Tara's house to spend the day with her and the kiddles, and our mom and her mother-in-law were going to stop in later in the evening. As a surprise, I stopped and got the ingredients to make this favorite summer treat!

To make Finger Jello you will need:
3 boxes of Jello
3 packets of Knox Gelatin
3 cups boiling water
1/2 pint of whipping cream
Cooking spray

Empty the Jello and Gelatin into a bowl and mix the powders together.

MeeMaw and Zachary helped on this part while I took photos. The surprise was mostly for our mom so it was great that Carla (MeeMaw/Tara's mother-in-law) could help!

Next add the boiling water and use a whisk to combine until the powders are dissolved.

Once the powder is completely dissolved, whisk in the whipping cream.

Spray a 9x13 inch pan or shallow dish with cooking spray and pour the mixture in.

Park in the refrigerator until it sets. It will separate into two layers, one cool fruity, other creamy dreamy.

We made peach and apricot flavors and it is just as good as we remembered! It was so much fun to make and share this treat with the kids, and certainly brought the rest of back to those days on Apache Court when the days were long and hot, and the nights were filled with fun, laughter, and a treat that crossed the years and length of the internet.

Brightest blessings!