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vintage recipes for children ~

remember jello 1 2 3?
it had a short run & was mysteriously taken off the shelves in the late 60's.
i think it made a brief return years later?
3 layer lime jello 1 2 3 was toxic's absolute favorite food!
i found an attempted recipe online to recreate this perfect summer treat & have tweaked it a bit myself after trial & error to achieve the effect, so here is toxic's recipe if you'd like to try it:

retro 123 jello recipe ~

need:
i used (1) 8 oz tub fat-free cool whip
(1) 6 oz box of berry fusion jello
(you can use any flavor or 2 flavors by substituting 3 oz boxes instead)
water & ice
a blender

prepare normally half a 6 oz box of jello (or (1) 3 oz box) & let it set up in a dish that has room for more layers (1 cup boiling water & 1 cup cold water..)

after that has set up ~
in a blender put the other half box of jello (or another 3 oz box) & add in 1 cup boiling water, pulse a few times until jello dissolves, then add 1 cup ice in water & pulse a few more times until ice melts..
then add in 2/3 of the tub of fat-free cool whip & pulse several times quickly to whip it up.. pour onto the first layer & let set.. it will separate into 2 more layers!
top serving with a dollop of the remaining cool whip..

on the subject of recipes, look in the sidebar for the new album of vintage recipes for children, all photos are from my own vintage golden magazines for boys & girls or jack & jill ~ enjoy!

ghost & toxic

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brace yourself for a bunch of pictures ;) ~

because i just brought home the official alice in wonderland cookbook ~

from disney ~

with over 50 recipes ~

a very generous selection of treats! ~

from fairy cake butterflies to curiously cornish pasties ~

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the cat's meow milkshake <3 ~

a growth potion :o ~

white rabbit graham cracker cottages ~

& bill the lizard's ladder bread ~

an ocean of tears blue drink ~

& of course a cheshire cat panna cotta :D ~

so these are practically works of art ~

too pretty to eat? ~

but i'll have to decide on one of these to try out ~

hmm, curious tea? ~

something for the mad hatter? ~

afterall it is my unbirthday today ;) ~

more like this tomorrow ~

& be sure to click on alice in the category list in the sidebar for much more ~

now i'm off down the rabbithole.. ~

click the links if you are curious ~

bren

flashback friday favorite ~ thrifty ice-cream

this is a flashback friday favorite post from summer of 2013 since we're having such warm days here, now updated with fun links :D so toxic lived across the street from a thrifty drug store ~

thrifty ice-cream was the best, you could get a single scoop then for 5 cents! 10 cents for a double & 15 cents for a tall triple scoop! ~

this vintage neapolitan ice-cream sandwich box is very nostalgic ~

6 giant ice-cream sandwiches ~

summer days of long ago toxic ate ice-cream every day from thrifty ~

ghost & toxic

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cereal minis

we like to try fun new cereal here at our house ~

the latest being these minis versions of some of our old favorites ~

reese's puffs ~

& cinnamon toast crunch ~

they're actually really good & check it out, they have fun mini kitchen cutout playsets on the boxes ;) ~

3 sets in all ~

update: we found the lucky charms minis too ~

this time with a mini art room on the back ;) ~

bren