Sphere: Island Party, Party 4

Feast Of The Islands

Tropical island themed party

Sphere Magazine, August 1974

If you've made it through the three previous party posts, hold your fork because there's delicious Island Dream Pie coming.

“This rich, chiffon style pie offers the distinct flavor of bananas (from fresh fruit as well as liqueur) a subtle hint of rum. A fluff egg, gelatin and whipped cream filling is spooned into a baked crumb crust.”

If you don't run screaming after three weeks of party planning, sewing & decor making, you certainly deserve a tasty slice of pie.

JELL-O Singles: Sugar-Free Vanilla

Last night, Super Wal-Mart had a sale on JELL-O Singles. This product appeared simple and convenient to make. So I bought a few boxes of the sugar-free vanilla flavor.

Each box of JELL-O Singles had six sleeves of .23 oz instant pudding mix. The package promised "Ready in 5 minutes. Just add milk", "1/3 fewer calories than regular pudding" and "makes 6 one-half cup servings."

I found the foil packets difficult to open. A paper pouch would have been a better idea. I didn't care for the taste of the sugar-free vanilla pudding, either. The aftertaste was sort of papery. [I've tasted much better sugar free pudding]. Also, the mix only produced 1/3 cup serving when I followed the directions to the letter.

I didn't find JELL-O free singles to be terribly convenient or time saving. If I took the Singles to work, I'd have to worry about spilling the powder, bringing 1/2 cup milk, a spoon and a bowl to mix the powder [1 1/2 minutes, per the directions] and let the pudding set [5 minutes, again per the directions]. And that's if I wanted room temperature pudding. I would find it more convenient to buy pre-made pudding cups or put a bit of homemade pudding into a small container each day. I can't see myself buying JELL-O Singles again.