On 3/19/2013 6:14 AM, notbob wrote:
> On 2013-03-19, Sqwertz > wrote:
>
>> Green Layer:
>> ---------------------------------
>> 1 package lime-flavored gelatin
>
>> 1 cup grated cucumber
>> 1/4 cup chopped green pepper
>> 1/2 cup chopped celery
>
>> Red Layer
>> ------------------------------------
>> 1-1/2 tablespoons unflavored gelatin
>
>> 1 cup tomato juice
>> 1 teaspoon onion juice
>> 2 cups ground cooked turkey
>
>> Source: Southern Living magazine, July 1967.
>
> Doesn't sound at all outta line with those times. JellO molds were
> insanely popular in the 50s and early 60s. I literally grew up on
> them. Raw green veggies like celery and cabbage and even cottage
> cheese in a lime JellO were classic everyday standards and not
> uncommon in restaurants. By the late 60s, they were pretty much a
> done deal, rebellious youth having protested that food trend into
> obscure history. JellO does not make for a good munchie.`
>
> Concerning the above recipe, I'd try it --once-- though I'm at a loss
> as to how one goes about juicing an onion. Didn't someone make a
> little plastic bottle of onion juice shaped kinda like an onion, the
> plastic cap coming to a curved point, like an onion sprout? My geezer
> brain struggles with some such memory.
>
> What I find fascinating is that Southern Living Magazine goes back
> that far. I had no idea.
>
> nb
>
Yes, onion juice came in a bottle shaped like an onion. I may have even
bought it once although I don't recall why. A quick google search shows
you can buy onion juice but it's not in a cute onion-shaped bottle anymore.

Jill