Of all the Jell-O flavors, I believe lime is my least favorite flavor.  I just never know what to do with it.  However, a sale is a sale.  I found Jell-O in a big sale bin at my local Dollar Store and couldn’t resist.  The bin had been pretty picked over when I got there, although I did manage to find a few strawberry flavored, a couple orange flavored, and even a lemon flavored.  But, mostly there was lime flavored left.  I had to dig deep into my recipes to come up with something to make with lime Jell-O, but I did find one, even though it’s a bit strange.

Years and years ago, when I was very young, it was quite fashionable to make vegetable salads using Jell-O gelatin.  You don’t really see that anymore, but I had a very old recipe still stuck in an old cookbook.  This is an adventurous recipe to try on a family who has never seen Jell-O used like this before.  Here’s the recipe – see if you’re brave enough to serve it to your family.

Garden Jello Salad

• 1 package lime Jello
• 1 package lemon Jello
• 2 1/2 cups boiling water
• 2 cups shredded cabbage
• 1 cup diced cucumber
• 1 cup shredded carrots
• 1 tsp white vinegar
• 1 cup mayonnaise

In a large glass bowl, combine the first 3 ingredients, stir until gelatin dissolves, then stir in the vegetables, then the vinegar, and the mayonnaise last.  This makes a big bowl of salad.

That’s the recipe, as strange as it may seem.  Now, I must admit, I haven’t tried it yet.  I’m going to give it a try this weekend.  My family won’t know what hit ‘em!

If anyone is brave enough to try this recipe and report back here, I’d love to hear what you have to say.  Good luck everyone!