Red, Whitish & Blue

NOTHING says  Patriotism more than Cherry, Lemon and Berry Blast Jello!  

I'm proud to say that this recipe is a Rowley Fourth of July tradition.  They may have taken our sparkler bombs and mortars with the recent fireworks ban, but they will not separate us from the tackiest dessert known to man.  It doesn't look good (as you can see), it doesn't taste good (as our guests can attest), but it screams America!  Sure Maine and the Great Northwest invariably slip off the plate and this year, we had a real problem with Texas drooping before Berry Blast was set, causing a tidal wave of blue sugar water on my freshly mopped floors.  But it was worth all the blood, sweat and three tiers to see this baby pop out of the mold and hear the ooh's and ahh's (or were those gasps?) of our fortunate guests.  Invariably there are turf wars (kind of like those in the game of Risk or between the Jets and the Sharks?) over who gets New York or California... standing rule is that you must have lived in a state to claim it as your own.  BTW, Cudo's to the rookie Tyler for taking it to Veteran Attendee Kory and staking claim to Florida.  Impressive.  Most Impressive. 

It's Manifest Destiny all over again.  I know that by this point you are unconsciously humming "I'm Proud to be an American"... and that's okay..  I understand.

If you are lucky enough to be invited to this social event of the summer next year, you may have the opportunity of savoring these bursts of flavor and celebrating the birth of our nation in the only way it was meant to be celebrated...  With J-E-L-L-O.  It will be worth the 365 days of anticipation.  But, if in the meantime you can't wait for your favorite shimmering dessert, you can pop down to Utah where it is always plentiful... the Jello may be green, but there will be lovely shredded carrots in it... and you can get it every day of the year.

God Bless the USA.