Kudzuslipper
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so I have been dipping my toe into paleo. pretty much the whole food part of it. pretty much meats and veggies... I really really really miss dessert. but I can't do any of the nut flours or coconut flours due to real throat itchy allergies.
I have been reading about the wonders of bone broth, and often jello or gelatin comes up as also being wonderful for bones, gut, tissues. of course you need to get plain organic gelatin and then flavor it with real fruit...
any ideas or recipes? i've read pure fruit juice... but wondering if I could puree some berries and if that would make it healthier... anyone doing crazy things with Gello! (note the G instead of the J Posts: 1728 | From USA | Registered: May 2011
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- Chris, Bridget and the chefs at a famous cooking show did this as a recreation of a fancy feast with everything sourced, prepared and served from many years back. They had refrigeration then but not packaged foods.
They made "jellies" with lots and lots of bone broth and fruits.
He's the guy from "Cook's Country" and "America's Test Kitchen"
you could easily search and find their recipes for the "jellies" for that fancy meal. It was a special PBS program about a year or two ago.
Or look in British cooking books for "jellie" recipes. That's the early incarnation of jell-o.
Be sure to use bones from ORGANICALLY FED, FREE RANGE animals.
It would be an enormous amount of work. It's very hard to find beef bones. And the chicken broth I make creates just enough for my soups, etc.
It would have to be condensed for a "jellie" to hold up but at least it would not have to be turned upside down and hold a shape.
Of course, there may be packages of this out there. But I've not found them from the clean living animals . . . I stopped looking a while back so they may be on the market now, though.
Why not ask as the Paleo discussion boards? -
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My mom stews chopped rhubarb with a bit of water, and sometimes cranberries on the stove until soft.
Then she sweetens to taste with Stevia.
Then she mixes up a package of plain gelatin with water until the gelatin is dissolved, and mixes it into the warm (but not hot) rhubarb mixture.
Then puts it in the fridge.
She's also done this with coconut cream, for a coconut custard. I don't think it was heated up to dissolve the gelatin. Just a bit of warm water.
It is really yummy with a dollop of plain yogurt, or dollop of homemade whipped cream on top.
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Keebler
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- Cranberries will provide some gelatin of sorts, all by themselves. Just barely use any water at all and they will cook up very thick, but with lots of juice with the pulp, and thicker when cooled.
Stevia is a huge help here, of course, as cranberries (like rhubarb) is very tart - and a touch of honey, just a tiny touch of honey can bring it to life.
Apples or rhubarb, or oranges could be added. It won't be like a jello but a cold thick dessert stew of sorts.
Of course, for those with candida, this should be on the tart side, maybe don't add in any honey . . . and still AFTER a meal. -
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Keebler
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- I can't find where they detail the source of the jello (and the depth of their definition of "organic") but they can be contacted by email or phone.
I just emailed them and it bounced back right away. I had copied and pasted their email address correctly. Maybe the phone will work but I'm not sure my coverage applies to Canada.
recipes sound delish. especially the coconut cream one.... sad that I am so friggin allergic.
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Keebler
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- Kudzuslipper,
Thanks a bunch for that link - only that other one came up on my web search (hmmm?). Your link comes the closest to what I'd be looking for. Many questions about your link are answered here:
FAQ -
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Kudz, when you figure it out, can you let me know? lol.
While I've made huge strides in the kitchen, cooking from scratch, dead animals and blood still give me the heebie jeebies (husband does this)
I was set to purchase a bag of organic animal bones from the Internet (yes, $) and when received make my first bone broth to drink,
until I happened upon a website that mentioned bacteria can set in after it's cooked. Well, my germ OCD kicked in and I cancelled.
Can you have NO nut flours?
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Thank you Keebler, very helpful and thoughtful!
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- Oh, oh, oh . . . I forgot: This makes a moderate gel or pudding when added to just about any liquid or will thicken a regular yogurt to Greek thickness, (it's just not clear though may be more so if ground to a powder first?):
CHIA SEEDS
Try this: a small clean jar, add a cup of water and 2 TBS Chia Seeds. Let soak in fridge over night. See what this does the next day. You can then add whatever savory or sweetness / fruit you like. -
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I use plain gelatin and real fruit juice to make 'gello'. Yummy!
Also have pureed fruits /berries in the blender and added some water and made the jello that way too.
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Kudzuslipper
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Manna me... Recipes? Amounts etc??? That is exactly what I am looking for... Fruit juice recipes I have found but not using puréed.
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Sorry Kudz! Just reread and saw you are allergic to coconut.
Keebler is right. Soaked chia seeds make a delicious jam:jelly. They mix good with any berry.
Mmmm rhubarb and orange...that sounds great, Keebler!
I have some bones in the freezer too.
Grass fed cost a fortune. Most days I am either too lazy or too scared to try a bone broth.
Can they be slow cookered?
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Kudzuslipper
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Greta, yes. Just put the bones in a slow cooker. Cover with filtered or spring water and a tablespoon of acv bring to a boil then put it down to low and let it slow cook for 12 -24 hours. The longer the better. You can also put carrots, onion, and celery in if you want more of a stock.
I have to be honest, I can't stand the bone broth I made. But thought I can start using it in cooking.
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1 tablespoon of gelatin 1 cup cold fruit juice 1 cup hot fruit juice
Add the gelatin to the cup of cold juice. Wait a few minutes while the gelatin absorbs the liquid.
Bring the other cup of juice to a boil. Remove from heat. Add the cold juice and gelatin. Stir until dissolved.
Pour into a container and refrigerate until firm. Enjoy REAL gello!
You can add fruit pieces or berries if you wish. Or put the fruit into the blender and add juice until you have two cups. Then measure and heat one cup.
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Kudzuslipper
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So, I just made some. Waiting on my Great Lakes... So just used Knox. I puréed frozen cherries, added tart cherry juice, some spring water to cut down calories... I used a few drops of stevia. A teaspoon of honey for 8 servings.
I used the basic recipe I saw most online 1 TBS gelatin, I cup liquid. But I wish I had seen your post earlier manna cause I think it may be too gelled.
I'll let you all know how it tastes tonight
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I use I cup canned black cherry juice-organic and chop up black cherries from the can. It's quite good and if u add 1/2 cup stevia it's even better. Good luck!
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It was yumm! Not as sweet as I think of Jello... But felt like I had a dessert not just fruit. I had a dollop of home made whipped cream and I feel satisfied. Can't wait to try it with different flavors.
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Kudzuslipper
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Here's an idea: think you could make--- green smoothie gello? using the same concept that you just need enough juice or fruit so you don't taste the kale?
what would you use?
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