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<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR> it's "Gummibären" or "Gummibaeren" if you don't want to use Umlauts.
Personally, I prefer them, when they are NOT fresh. Meaning that I like them not so soft but when they get a little dried up and harder. Just a little ... <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
The Umlauts? And if so, perhaps you would like to illustrate umlauts that are a little dried up and harder :-)
(Sorry Wolfgang. It was just an amusing image).
Gary
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I'm with you Wolfgang the Haribo Gummibären are the best! I also like them when they become a little dry and hard, adds something to the experience I think.
I wonder how much trouble the customs people would cause if we traded Jello and Gummibären.
Soquili
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Soquili,
<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>I wonder how much trouble the customs people would cause if we traded Jello and Gummibären.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
I don't think it would cause any customs trouble. It only would be the most expensive gelatine desserts ever.
I just checked and it looks like flying over would be cheaper:
1 kg of Haribo Gummibären: $ 5,-
Least price for shipment $16,60 (slow packet)
Even if the total weight would stay below 1 kg, the shipment would still be $10,-
I wonder if I should start a mailing service instead of the Jell-O factory ...
Wolfgang
P.S.: Gary, I strongly prefer crispy fried Ö over dried up Ä and cooked Ü !
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Hi
it is now for months that i check in the xara gallery nearly every day and there were quite a few times when i wanted to 'join' in and post a comment. With the yell-o thread, i just want to take that chance. We do have something like jello here in Germany, and, as Wolfgang said, it is called "Goetterspeise". It comes as a pack of powder and can be produced in a variety from "slimy" to "hard-boiled". And it is quite popular, but I guess, just when your kids are pre-teens :-). Thanks for the fun you all give me every mornig with your beautiful images and your humorous comments, even though my "artistship" is not nearly as good to post something, I feel like reading "news from the 'family'" every time I open The Xara-Gallery.
Tom
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Hi Tom,
and first of all welcome to the forum. Even though lurking is fun too, you will eventually find it even more interesting to share your thoughts and work with 'the family'.
That said, it is very interesting that Götterspeise is still popular. I am pretty sure that it's not available here in Austria. What brand(s) is (are) it ?? Oetker ??
I have to check with our local 'Müller Drogerie', it's one of the few places to carry things normally only available in Germany.
Can you confirm, that the original Jell-O is not sold in Germany ??
If so, I wonder why ...
Wolfgang
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Hello Tom and thanks for posting your comments.
It is good to have you "officially" with us.
Jell-o here in the USA also comes in a package. You put the contents of the package into water and boil it until it becomes thick. Then it goes into the refrigerator.
When I was a young boy, I would open the Jell-o package and eat the mixture. It was very good.
My mother was not very happy! :-)
Gary
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Wolfgang: I did forget another way to enjoy "Der Baeren". A techinque I and a few of my buddies developed while on field manuvers in an area near Nurenberg (Grafenver I think it was called). On cold nights we would huddle around a camping-stove, put the little bears on metal skewers and roast them over the stove. [Now there was a good use of the US taxpayers money.]
Gary: D0 you remember the Lickem-Aid packets?
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John,
thanks for the tip, I will try this asap. Until now I just knew you could roast Marshmallows. I wonder what the bears will be like.
Talking of weird experiments. I once tried to put a whole (gummi-) bear-clan into the microwave oven. They melted away, but instead of the really big 'mega bear' I was hoping for it never got really gummi-like again. Even after cooling it would be sticky and soft.
Any more sick people out there to share strange recipes with them poor bears ??
Only related by name is a drink called "Gummi Bear". It's half Red Vodka (pretty sweet, with blackthorn-aroma) and half Red Bull on ice. Bad for your teeth but pretty funky ...
Tom, I just came back from a walk. No Götterspeise here. None. Just pudding ...
Wolfgang
P.S.: Aaah, before I forget it: I wonder how a bear on the roast would look like if Risto drew it ... [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_wink.gif[/img] [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_wink.gif[/img] [img]/infopop/emoticons/icon_wink.gif[/img]
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[GaryQuote] "You put the contents of the package into water and boil it until it becomes thick. Then it goes into the refrigerator." [/GaryQuote]
Gary, your good wife must be the one who makes Jell-o in your household! Your instructions relate more to Jell-o brand cooked pudding mix than to the gelatin dessert. To make Jell-o gelatin you dissolve it in boiled water. That water usually coming from a kettle. Then an equal amount of cold water is added. It will not thicken and "set" until it is cooled by refrigeration.
You can make your own gummybear-like gel out of jello powder. Dissolve the powder in the minimum of boiling water. Pour into your bear molds (or a shallow pan if you want to make gummy bars). Put in fridge to set. The resulting gel will taste great, and it will have the texture and chewiness of gummybears. It doesn't need to be refrigerated. This is a variation on the classic Jell-o "jigglers" recipe.
Wolfgang- Your box design is great! Xar-o might just be marketable. Jell-o is now available here pre-made in little tubs. Great for a quick snack. Imagine if the little tubs contained the jell-o made with vodka! I can imagine such pre-made gelled cocktails could be popular. (What a fun way to get drunk!).
Tom - Welcome aboard the Xara cruise!
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Ross,
I remember something called "Slurpy" from Barbados. They sold it in a bar and it was nothing else than Jell-O made with a considerable amount of Rum or Whisky in a small paper cup.
I did not get drunk (I only had one) but I am pretty sure that it would be easy getting sh*t-faced with those. The sugar in it does not give you the impression of drinking spirit and the same sugar takes care of bringing the alcohol into your blood real quick.
I would love to market ready Jell-O made with Vodka in tubs. Just need a catchy name for it. Jell-O-Hol ??
Even though I prefer my Single Malts without sugar, I have to get some Jell-O somewhere ...
Wolfgang