I had a jelly brainwave and it worked

black-saturn · 19 February 2006 at 8:11PM

thriftlady wrote:

Aaaagh!! No don't use a fresh pineapple Halloweenqueen,the jelly won't set. :eek:

Pineapple has an enzyme in it that breaks down protein,this includes gelatine.You can safely use a tin of pineapple as it has been heat-treated and the enzyme destroyed.

Well I never knew that

halloweenqueen_2 · 19 February 2006 at 8:19PM

Thanks thriftlady, I meant to serve the mousse with the pineapple - didn't explain myself very well!

HOLsale · 19 February 2006 at 8:21PM

thriftlady wrote:

Aaaagh!! No don't use a fresh pineapple Halloweenqueen,the jelly won't set. :eek:

Pineapple has an enzyme in it that breaks down protein,this includes gelatine.You can safely use a tin of pineapple as it has been heat-treated and the enzyme destroyed.

the enzyme is bromelain superb for breaking down catarrh and to help you digest meat if you have troubles with it

it's used in meat tenderisers sometimes too

shetitasatic · 19 February 2006 at 8:24PM

I used to make the whisked version when my kids were younger (in the 70's!!!) i used to make it in cleaned out yoghurt pots and freeze for packed lunches.

kiwichick · 19 February 2006 at 8:55PM

Its called flummery in NZ

kiwichick · 19 February 2006 at 8:57PM

Off topic but still related..................I made jelly yesterday but itwas really late in the day and was worried it wouldnt set. So mixed the jelly with a small amount of hot water and then chucked in ice cubes and mixed until dissolved.Put in fridge and was set an hour later!!!!!

arkonite_babe · 19 February 2006 at 9:11PM

black-saturn wrote:

I've had a can of evaporated milk and a jelly lurking in my cupboards for ages and I made a mousse out of them. Heres how:

Boil half pint of pasteurised milk in a saucepan and add to the jelly cubes,
Stir till dissolved,
Add half pint of evaporated milk and leave to set.

It makes a lovely creamy mousse type dessert and is a nice change from ordinary jelly.

Our family call this Jelly Flip. I don't make it any more though as my 2 kids don't like it.

I can't justify making one to eat myself, though I'm sure I could manage it if I tried

recovering_spendaholic · 19 February 2006 at 10:03PM

This takes me back to the 70's when I was little - my Mum made this all the time - although I think she just whipped the evap and mixed it with the cold jelly. My Dad used to make a jelly and let it set a bit and then pour a pint of custard into it in ribbons and let the whole thing set - it was lovely. Off to make the jelly and evap now though - only thing is I only have sugar free jelly - I expect it won't make much difference but it will be less calories (so I can have MORE!!!). BTW the pineapple thing is also true for Kiwi fruit - that makes jelly not set too.

Miss_Behaving · 20 February 2006 at 9:24AM

I remember making this at school - I got told off by my home economics teacher because my jelly curdled. I'm still not sure what I did wrong...

wishingonastar_3 · 20 February 2006 at 1:04PM

another nice way to have jelly a bit different which we do is to make the half pint up with hot water, then add lemonade (diet if your on a diet and using the sugar free jelly) and leave to set, makes a lovely fizzy feeling on your tongue when you eat it. my dd loves fizzy jelly, she always asks for it if a friend is coming for tea, to see the look on there face when it fizzes when they eat it. lol.