Patriotic Gelatin Salad
- 2 (3 ounce) packages berry blue gelatin mix
- 2 (3 ounce) packages strawberry gelatin
- 4 cups boiling water, divided
- 2 1/2 cups cold water, divided
- 2 envelopes unflavored gelatin
- 2 cups milk
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 cups sour cream
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- In four separate bowls, dissolve each package of gelatin into 1 cup boiling water.
- Add 1/2 cup cold water to each and stir.
- Pour one bowl of blue gelatin into an oiled 10-inch fluted tube pan.
- Chill until almost set (about 30 minutes).
- Set other 3 bowls of gelatin aside at room temperature.
- Combine unflavored gelatin in remaining 1/2 cup cold water; let stand 5 minutes.
- Heat milk in saucepan over medium heat (just below boiling).
- Stir in softened unflavored gelatin and sugar until sugar is dissolved.
- Remove from heat; stir in sour cream and vanilla until smooth.
- When blue gelatin in pan is almost set, carefully spoon in 1 1/2 cups of the sour cream mixture over blue layer.
- Chill until almost set (about 30 minutes).
- Carefully spoon 1 bowl of red gelatin over cream layer.
- Chill until almost set (about 30 minutes).
- Repeat process, adding layers of blue gelatin, cream mixture, and strawberry gelatin, chilling for at least 30 minutes between each.
- Chill several hours or over night before serving.
berry blue gelatin mix, strawberry gelatin, boiling water, cold water, unflavored gelatin, milk, sugar, sour cream, vanilla
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/patriotic-gelatin-salad-29298 (may not work)