Mello Jell-O Shot

• 3 cups Midori melon liqueur
• 8 sheets baker's gelatin
• 2 cups watermelon juice
• 1/2 cup simple syrup
• 2 cups Stolichnaya orange vodka
• 1/4 cup dried currants, optional
• 3 ounces creme de cassis, optional

1. Heat 1 cup Midori with 3 sheets gelatin until dissolved.
2. Cool.
3. Add remaining Midori.
4. For each drink, pour 1 1/2 ounces into a cordial glass.
5. Leave 20 minutes in freezer.
6. Blend 1 cup watermelon juice with 1/2 cup simple syrup and 5 sheets gelatin.
7. Heat until dissolved.
8. Cool.
9. Add remaining watermelon juice and vodka.
10. Pour 1 1/2 ounces to fill each glass.
11. Dried currants soaked in creme de cassis can be added before it sets.

liqueur, watermelon juice, simple syrup, orange vodka, dried currants, creme

Taken from cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/10664 (may not work)