{"id":3803,"date":"2006-05-08T14:09:03","date_gmt":"2006-05-08T21:09:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2006\/05\/08\/nyquil-jello\/"},"modified":"2019-12-20T10:15:55","modified_gmt":"2019-12-20T18:15:55","slug":"nyquil-jello","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michaelhans.com\/eclecticism\/2006\/05\/08\/nyquil-jello\/","title":{"rendered":"NyQuil Jello?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='__iawmlf-post-loop-links' style='display:none;' data-iawmlf-post-links='[{&quot;id&quot;:6557,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/djwudi\\\/142965575&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20260309084530\\\/https:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/djwudi\\\/142965575&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.flickr.com\\\/photos\\\/djwudi\\\/142965575&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-15 19:28:49&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:503},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-03-30 16:46:28&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-14 19:01:09&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-14 19:01:09&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:6558,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;http:\\\/\\\/www.amazon.com\\\/exec\\\/obidos\\\/redirect?tag=ws%26link_code=xm2%26camp=2025%26creative=165953%26path=http:\\\/\\\/www.amazon.com\\\/gp\\\/redirect.html%253fASIN=0968185037%2526tag=ws%2526lcode=xm2%2526cID=2025%2526ccmID=165953%2526location=\\\/o\\\/ASIN\\\/0968185037%25253FSubscriptionId=02ZH6J1W0649DTNS6002&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.amazon.com\\\/exec\\\/obidos\\\/redirect?tag=ws&amp;link_code=xm2&amp;camp=2025&amp;creative=165953&amp;path=http:\\\/\\\/www.amazon.com\\\/gp\\\/redirect.html%3fASIN=0968185037%26tag=ws%26lcode=xm2%26cID=2025%26ccmID=165953%26location=\\\/o\\\/ASIN\\\/0968185037%253FSubscriptionId=02ZH6J1W0649DTNS6002&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;}]'><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/djwudi\/142965575\/\" title=\"NyQuil Jello?\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/static.flickr.com\/45\/142965575_d0df64cbe0_m.jpg\" width=\"160\" height=\"240\" alt=\"NyQuil Jello?\" \/><\/a>One dessert trick Prairie and I have been playing with for the past few months is using soda instead of water* to make Jello. Different combinations of flavors are possible, and the carbonation makes the Jello &#8216;fizz&#8217; on your tongue when you eat it.<\/p>\n<p>Today, we figured we&#8217;d try Berry Blue Jello and Root Beer. The Jello&#8217;s setting in the fridge right now, so we haven&#8217;t tasted it yet&#8230;but the color is <em>exactly<\/em> the deep green of NyQuil. Looks a little disturbing.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;re hoping it tastes better than it looks.<\/p>\n<p><ins>* To clarify:<\/ins> Use hot water as normal to dissolve the gelatin, then use soda instead of cold water for the second step. We picked this up from a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/redirect?tag=ws%26link_code=xm2%26camp=2025%26creative=165953%26path=http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/redirect.html%253fASIN=0968185037%2526tag=ws%2526lcode=xm2%2526cID=2025%2526ccmID=165953%2526location=\/o\/ASIN\/0968185037%25253FSubscriptionId=02ZH6J1W0649DTNS6002\" title=\"&quot;The Magic of Jello&quot; (Mary Merlihan)\">Magic of Jello<\/a> recipe book that Prairie found in the discount stacks at Barnes and Noble last year, and have been experimenting with it off and on since then.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/click.linksynergy.com\/fs-bin\/click?id=xLsJkztrnNY&amp; offerid=78941.10000170&amp;type=4&amp;subid=0\" title=\"Get iTunes\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"iTunes\" border=\"0\" width=\"61\" height=\"15\" src=\"http:\/\/images.apple.com\/itunesaffiliates\/logos\/iTunes_sm_bdg61x15.png\" \/><\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" border=\"0\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" src=\"http:\/\/ad.linksynergy.com\/fs-bin\/show?id= xLsJkztrnNY&amp;bids=78941.10000170&amp;type=4&amp;subid=0\" alt=\"\" \/> &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/click.linksynergy.com\/fs-bin\/stat?id=xLsJkztrnNY&amp; offerid=78941&amp;type=3&amp;subid=0&amp;tmpid=1826&amp;RD_PARM1=itms %253A%252F%252Fphobos.apple.com%252FWebObjects%252FMZSearch.woa%252Fwa %252Fcom.apple.jingle.search.DirectAction%252FadvancedSearchResults%253F artistTerm%253DMinistry%2526songTerm=Stigmata (Live)%26partnerId%3D30\" title=\"Search for 'Stigmata (Live)' on the iTMS\">Stigmata (Live)<\/a>&#8221; by <a href=\"http:\/\/click.linksynergy.com\/fs-bin\/ stat?id=xLsJkztrnNY&amp;offerid=78941&amp;type=3&amp;subid=0&amp;tmpid= 1826&amp;RD_PARM1=itms%253A%252F%252Fphobos.apple.com%252FWebObjects%252F MZSearch.woa%252Fwa%252Fcom.apple.jingle.search.DirectAction%252Fadvanced SearchResults%253FartistTerm%253DMinistry%26partnerId%3D30\" title=\"Search for 'Ministry' on the iTMS\">Ministry<\/a> from the album <em><a href=\"http:\/\/click. linksynergy.com\/fs-bin\/stat?id=xLsJkztrnNY&amp;offerid=78941&amp;type= 3&amp;subid=0&amp;tmpid=1826&amp;RD_PARM1=itms%253A%252F%252Fphobos.apple. com%252FWebObjects%252FMZSearch.woa%252Fwa%252Fcom.apple.jingle.search. 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