gelatin mold

Wobbly dessert shape

A gelatin mold is a dish made by setting flavored gelatin in a shaped container, then turning it out to display the form.

These range from simple domes to elaborate rings and bundt shapes, often containing suspended fruit, vegetables, or other ingredients.

The term also refers to the container itself: She inherited her grandmother's copper gelatin mold.

Once a staple of mid-century American entertaining, gelatin molds now evoke retro kitsch.

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wobbly · retro · bundt · bundt pan · unmold · set up · refrigerator · fruit · fruit cocktail · suspended · potluck · church potluck · grandmother · quiver · translucent · shimmery · cool · whip

Categories
Opposites
cooking vessel function

gelatin moldbaking sheet

Flat oven pan

roasting pan · skillet · frying pan · oven dish · broiler pan

food form and texture

gelatin moldcrumble

Fragment gradually

crisp · brittle

culinary vessel rigidity

gelatin moldmixing bowl

Container for combining ingredients

Family

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G