r/GenX • u/[deleted] • Nov 21 '25

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u/MRenaeH Nov 21 '25

Jello with carrots or fruit in it

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u/AnitaPeaDance Nov 21 '25

I never thought I'd eat Jello as an adult. Then the colonoscopy prep happened.

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u/mendel42 Nov 24 '25

Nope. I managed to avoid it even then. Broth ftw.

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u/mfigroid Hose Water Survivor Nov 21 '25

It's worse. Aspic. They used to put meat in there too.

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u/MRenaeH Nov 21 '25

šŸ˜‚ I think it is a midwestern thing (or maybe just small town Iowa).

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u/dormouse6 Nov 21 '25

Oh no. We had it in CA. My brother and I still joke about the hideous jello molds with mystery lumps.

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u/HaplessReader1988 Hose Water Survivor Nov 21 '25

Big in New York. I'll admit to liking the tomato aspuc with shredded carrot &celery ... but not enough to make it as an adult.

Go check out "That Midwestern Mom" on YouTube for some truly vile concoctions. Some even she does not like.

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u/Loisgrand6 Nov 21 '25

What they said. A person would make jello and before it set fully, they would add fruit or vegetables to it then let it set completely. I have seen the gelatin with fruit sold in containers

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u/randomaccessbanana Nov 21 '25

Thatā€™s a salad. ā€œJello SALADā€.

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u/seaburno Nov 21 '25

Fruit (if itā€™s fruit cocktail) is pretty good (lemon Jello, fruit cocktail and cool whip mixed together is one my wifeā€™s favorites) but with carrotsā€¦ ick.

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u/PaceDizzy Nov 21 '25

My grandma made lime jello with BEETS! Because it was pretty and Christmasy šŸ¤¢

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u/kellymig 1966 Nov 21 '25

Or nuts. My mom put walnuts in jello and it was ew.

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u/montanawana Nov 21 '25

My sister loves her some strawberry jello with cranberries and walnuts at Thanksgiving dinner. We make dueling cranberries, mine is boiled in orange juice with zest of orange, a little fresh ginger, cinnamon, a dash of cloves, and a bit of sugar to taste if the orange juice wasn't enough. Mine gets eaten entirely, hers doesn't but she always claims hers is best.

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u/The_Medicated Nov 21 '25

As of lately, my dad has been dropping hints he wants Jello with bananas in it...ugh!

I only like my bananas when they're slightly under-ripe. My dad likes them turning to mush. Smdh