Magic in a Minute

Before there was organic, locally grown, artisinal, free range food, there were chemicals.

Food companies were doing frightful things to our food to make products that probably shouldn't be eaten or even exist. Four decades ago, some chemist thought, "What if I take the creaminess of pudding and merge it with the jiggle of gelatin and freeze it?" Here is the result of the this strange concoction-"Whip 'n' Chill".

I actually ate this product as a child. In fact, I loved this strangely crunchy, gelatinous dessert, but I also liked to dunk M&Ms in orange juice back then.

I vaguely recall my mother pouring our Whip 'n' Chill batter into metal ice cube trays and putting them in the freezer. I wonder if the aluminum helped congeal this chemical laden biohazard, but we thought it was the height of sophistication. If only I had known that the magical cone shaped mold existed, I would've coveted that!

I may include some tasty recipes from this official "Whip 'n' Chill" booklet in upcoming posts. Who wouldn't want to know how to make Refrigerator Loaf or Pear Lime Dreamy Whip?

So kids, the lessons here is if food is advertised as magic, it probably doesn't contain any real ingredients that should go into your body.