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Patriotic Gelatin Salad

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Ingredients
  

  • 1 package 6 ounces berry blue gelatin
  • 1 package 6 ounces strawberry gelatin
  • 4 cups boiling water divided in half
  • 2 ½ cups cold water divided
  • 2 envelopes .25 ounce each unflavored gelatin
  • 2 cups milk
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 2 cups heavy cream
  • 2 teaspoons clear vanilla extract

Instructions
 

  • Grease a 10-inch tube pan with cooking spray.
  • Combine blue gelatin with 2 cups boiling water, and whisk until completely dissolved. Add 1 cup cold water, and stir well. Pour half of blue mixture (1 ½ cups) into bottom of prepared pan, and chill for 30 minutes.
  • Combine unflavored gelatin packets with ½ cup cold water, and mix thoroughly. Allow to soften for 5 minutes.
  • Heat milk in a saucepan over medium heat until almost boiling. Remove from heat, and stir in sugar, softened gelatin, and vanilla extract. Whisk until sugar is completely dissolved. Stir in heavy cream, and set aside.
  • Combine strawberry gelatin with 2 cups boiling water, and whisk until completely dissolved. Add 1 cup cold water, and stir well. Set aside.
  • After first layer of blue gelatin has set for 30 minutes, gently spoon 1 ½ cups white gelatin mixture on top, and chill for 30 minutes.
  • Gently spoon 1 ½ cups strawberry gelatin over vanilla layer, and chill 30 minutes.
  • Repeat vanilla layer, blue layer, vanilla layer, red layer chilling 30 minutes between each. When all layers have been added, refrigerate several hours or overnight.
  • Carefully invert onto a serving plate, and enjoy.