Help with my favorite recipe

[Guest guest]

My favorite dessert is what people call watergate salad, and I have

always had that since I was a little girl. I call it green jello

dessert.

Well, I did not know that jello was made from nasty parts of the

animals! Even a lot of Seventh-day Adventists eat jello, and I just

found out not too long ago how it is made. **gagging** I am sure some

of them don't know that.

Okay now I would love to make my favorite dessert without using this

brand Jell-O. Have any one of you made it the vegetarian way? I would

appreciate it if you would send it out here or to me. Thank you.

Suzanne

 

 

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

i think you can use a plant base called agar agar or something like that , the

powdered kind is better .try the health food store for this product!

[Guest guest]

The version of Watergate salad I've always had is made with pistachio

pudding, so I'm not sure what you're referring to...

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Watergate-Salad/Detail.aspx. Pistachio pudding

shouldn't have gelatin in it, so it should be veg-friendly except for the

marshmallows (which contain gelatin).

 

I have had this before, it's just like jello but vegan:

http://www.veganessentials.com/catalog/natural-desserts-gluten-free-vegan-jel-de\

ssert.htm.

They do not make a lime flavor, but they make unflavored so I'm sure you

could play with it and make your own lime jel from it.

 

Hope this helps.

Audrey

 

 

 

On Sun, Nov 15, 2009 at 9:57 PM, southern_nemesis <

southern_nemesis wrote:

 

>

>

> My favorite dessert is what people call watergate salad, and I have

> always had that since I was a little girl. I call it green jello

> dessert.

> Well, I did not know that jello was made from nasty parts of the

> animals! Even a lot of Seventh-day Adventists eat jello, and I just

> found out not too long ago how it is made. **gagging** I am sure some

> of them don't know that.

> Okay now I would love to make my favorite dessert without using this

> brand Jell-O. Have any one of you made it the vegetarian way? I would

> appreciate it if you would send it out here or to me. Thank you.

> Suzanne

>

>

[Guest guest]

Audrey, Linda...

Thank you for your help! One problem is that I am not too keen on

pistachio pudding. We always used lime jello to make this dessert. Oh

no please not those marshmallows! They are one of my comfort foods.

;-) I guess I have to learn a lot about vegetarian lifestyle.

I almost never go to the health food store here in this town as it is

very expensive that I can not afford buying anything there. I have to

do the best I can with whatever I can afford to get. At this time we

are unemployed. We eat a lot of vegetables that I like to doctor up

with seasonings and herbs.

Suzanne

[Guest guest]

Suzanne, somebody has posted a recipe for vegan marshmallows (not sure where

it is), and you can buy vegetarian marshmallows here:

http://www.sweetandsara.com/. I have not tried the recipe or purchased from

that website. I do make Rice Krispy Treats with marshmallow fluff (no

gelatin). Hope this helps some!

 

Audrey

 

On Mon, Nov 16, 2009 at 8:20 PM, southern_nemesis <

southern_nemesis wrote:

 

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>

> Audrey, Linda...

> Thank you for your help! One problem is that I am not too keen on

> pistachio pudding. We always used lime jello to make this dessert. Oh

> no please not those marshmallows! They are one of my comfort foods.

> ;-) I guess I have to learn a lot about vegetarian lifestyle.

> I almost never go to the health food store here in this town as it is

> very expensive that I can not afford buying anything there. I have to

> do the best I can with whatever I can afford to get. At this time we

> are unemployed. We eat a lot of vegetables that I like to doctor up

> with seasonings and herbs.

> Suzanne

>

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