Two words- turkey jello. I made a turkey on Sunday and he helped m lift it our of the roasting pan and pour the drippings off into a container. I told him we use this to make gravy but first I put it in the fridge for a few to let the fat rise to the top to skim off.Well, we never go around to making gravy so it sat in the fridge over night, and by morning was a beautiful congealed mass- trust me this is a very good thing and means you have literally liquid gold there.

So came time to make dinner yesterday and I decided to make turkey with gravy over noodles and a veggie. I called the biscuit to see what happened to the broth and showed him how to scrape off the fat. He looked, horrified and said "Mom, that’s turkey jello and it is so wrong!" I told him it was indeed jello and why it is that way ( collagen and  such) and this was probably where the original idea  for jello came from. He nodded. Then I told him we should taste it to see if it would need any flavorings for gravy. Oh, the horror ! Not only was there turkey jello, but eat it ? He did and his look went from horror to surprise to deep enjoyment. ‘Hey! It tastes just like turkey !"

Yes it does. Then when it was made into gravy and dinner, he was pretty impressed.

Posted by Dot

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Posted by brownie

aren't kids funny! I could just see his face :)

Edited by brownie on Nov. 21, 2007 at 3:57 PM