We are having warm weather and I’ve been hungry for Jello.

I haven’t found Jello in the grocery store, but I found Gelée au Madère.  There is a picture on the front of the box with things in a gelatin looking encasement, so I made the conclusion that this must be plain gelatin and I could add whatever flavor I wanted to it (never mind the picture shows vegetables in a gelatin loaf).  I’ve had the box of gelatin stuff for about a month waiting to find the right fruit to add.  Today at the grocery store I found a package of strawberry compote in the clearance section, so I thought, yes, I can use that to flavor my gelatin.

Tonight I decided to make the strawberry gelatin, with my mouth salivating, I opened the packet of gelatin and poured it in a bowl (I thought, wow that is a weird smell), oh well, I’m on a mission.  Next I added the boiling water and finally the strawberry compote with cold water.  I continued to smell the weird odor.  After mixing, I decided to lick the spoon….drum roll please…..yuck!  Where’s my water glass?  Asking myself, should I bite the lemon in my cup to get this taste out of my mouth? After pouring out the concoction, hanging my head in disappointment, and reading the list of ingredients; I came to the conclusion the gelatin was pork flavored.  Another lesson to add to my ever-growing life in France lesson book.