The winter holidays are here, which for many means a bounty of joy, gratitude and, at least for a couple decades there in the mid-1900s, a frightening volume of gelatin. A succulent spiral ham. A ...

I grew up in an era when gelatin salads were considered, nutritionally speaking, the moral equivalent of vegetable salads, served with pride in place of fresh greens — though my grandmother would ...

Perhaps you grew up with Jell-O cups as part of school lunch. Or maybe you recall (or are trying to forget) those college Jell-O shots. Either way, you’re probably familiar with Jell-O jigglers and ...

There was a time — about 65 years ago — when a jiggly fruit- or meat-filled gelatin dish was the centerpiece of nearly every Christmas table. When the sight of shrimp encased in clear jelly and ...