Sqwertz wrote:
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> On Wed, 29 May 2019 11:23:42 -0400, Gary wrote:
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> > OK...so I went to the grocery store this morning and top of my
> > list was orange jello, bananas, and vanilla ice cream. Got it!
> >
> > Ended up buying peach jello. I had forgotten about that.
>
> Isn't peach jello orange?

;-D About the same color but different taste.


> > I came home and cooked it
>
> I haven't made jello in so long I didn't even know you were supposed
> to cook it.

Take that with a grain of salt. I had to boil a cup of water but
anytime I turn on the stove to make something, I call it cooking.
I DID have to cook the water. No doubt, someone here in RFC will
get picky and say that's not cooking.

> It's been 40 years for me too. And it won't happen ever again. I
> can't eat jello or bananas. My throat doesn't like swallowing
> things with that texture - Get the gag reflex feeling. I like
> durian and puddings, but can't swallow those either. Custards and
> dessert mouses are borderline.

First off, the jell-o with the banana was pretty tasty. Later
today, I'll add a bit of vanilla ice cream on the side. That will
be even better. IMO, jell-o definitely needs some fruit mixed
in. I would never eat it plain.

Second, many people feel the same way with blah, no texture food.
Blah as in boring, not bland as in no taste.

Bet you could add some crunch to all of the above you mentioned
and maybe not have a problem.

Good example is that I like vanilla yogurt but not by itself.
It's blah. I'll mix a small bit of crunchy dry cereal then eat
it. Much better. Something like Honey Nut cereal or whatever it
called.

Another example lately is when I bought the store cheese cake. It
was ok but...
- it was a whipped vanilla cheesecake filling, light not dense.
- it had strawberries and glaze on top but -
- No crust. WTF? That's what ruined it for me. It needed the
texture of a crust

For a cheap but decent cheesecake, try Sara Lee plain cheesecake.
Ingredients be damned but it's pretty tasty and does have the
graham cracker crust which is necessary, imo.