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Jelly Shot Test Kitchen: Jell-ing Classic Cocktails-One Drink at a Time Hardcover – May 24, 2011

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Remember jello shots of days of yore? They're all grown up, and are sporting a sophisticated new look! "Jelly Shots" are classic cocktails reinvented as sassy, gelatin shots--perfect, jewel-like squares, sans cup, which any adult would be proud to serve at their next dinner party.

From Cosmopolitans, Tequila Sunrises, and Mojitos to Gimlets and Chocolate Martinis, Jelly Shot Test Kitchen is a guide to making gelatin versions of favorite libations. Armed with only a saucepan, a cake pan, and a sharp knife (and ingredients!), readers can be well on their way to a gorgeous batch of Jelly Shots.

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204 pages
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English
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Running Press Adult
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May 24, 2011
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7.25 x 0.5 x 7.25 inches
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9780762440542
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978-0762440542
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Kirkus Reviews, May 1, 2011
The frat-party favorite is all grown up.

Hot off the blogosphere, Palm (jelly-shot-test-kitchen.blogspot.com) has cooks up great fun in the kitchen with her debut. Part chemistry and part mad science, with a healthy dash of hipster cool, Palm's springy step-by-step guide brings this beloved party shot to lofty new heights. Posing the question asked by famed cocktail website The Art of the Drink, “Is a Jelly Shot a bite or a beverage?,” Palm encourages readers to find out for themselves. She rates each recipe from “Easy” to “Advanced” and offers readers the tools for getting creative with color, layering and shape as they gain confidence. Palm reinterprets classic cocktails such as the Tom Collins, as well as the newly invented Peanut Butter and Jelly Martini, providing jelly-shot options for both high- and low-brow tastes. She even includes a thoughtful section on pairings. Her recipes are well fleshed-out, making it obvious that each has been treated with love and care in their development. Illustrated with full-page photographs so polished and posh even Victoria Beckham would have trouble resisting.

About the Author

Michelle Palm started the Jelly Shot Test Kitchen blog in 2009 after many successful experiments with gelatin and alcohol. Michelle continues to add more gelatin cocktails to her repertoire, and her blog has received both local and national attention.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ 0762440546
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Running Press Adult (May 24, 2011)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 204 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9780762440542
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0762440542
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.22 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.25 x 0.5 x 7.25 inches

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Fun new way to make Jell-o shots

Reviewed in the United States on December 6, 2011

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I've been making your standard Jell-o shots for years and I'm known as the one that brings them to the party. When I saw this book it really excited me as a new way to step up an old favorite. It's also a great way to use up some old bottles of booze you have sitting in your cabinet that only have a little bit left. Plus you can introduce yourself to some newer cocktails in a way that is very user friendly. I've made probably about 3/4 of the recipes in this book thus far and I haven't really found one that has been a complete dud. The favorites have been the classic fruity cocktails like the strawberry daiquiri and the cosmopolitan with one dud being the lemon drop due to it's lack of excitement. For the most part these taste just like the cocktails they're named after and the layered jelly shots are really pretty to look at-making people think you've spent more time then you have. Another bonus is that unlike your standard Jell-o shots which got watery after being out of the refrigerator for more than ten minutes these will stay sold after hours of sitting on the shelf. I've even chilled unused ones and had them again the next day which is unheard of with Jell-o. This book is a must have for those that love novelty entertaining.

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Tino

Grown-up Jelly Shots

Reviewed in the United States on January 24, 2014

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At some point, we all outgrow our hazy college days of consuming poorly made, overly boozy Jell-O shots. But as someone who enjoys "eating" their booze, where do you go from there? Well, you graduate to Jelled Cocktails (*pinkies raised).

Having stumbled upon the website I was super excited for the book to be released and ordered it immediately. I have since tried several of the recipes (and have even crafted a few of my own) and they have each turned out flawlessly. The book is filled with brilliant pictures and the recipes are easy to comprehend and execute. I like that each recipe is rated in terms of difficulty, so you might want to tackle an easier one before you decide to get all fancy with tiered Jelly shots and the like (though they do also provide excellent instruction on how to create dazzling Jelly shots).

Whip up a batch of these babies for your next party - not only will your guests be impressed but you won't have to play bartender all night.

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C. sayers

Good book

Reviewed in the United States on July 1, 2013

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I bought this book for my yearly blow out after reading the great reviews. I agree w/ the reviews this is a good book. The book rates each recipe easy, intermediate, or advanced & give good instructions on how to make them. Each recipe is easy just a few are a little more time consuming but worth it. The beginning of the book they break down each shot into categories like tropical, Retro, dessert etc. And towards the end of the book give alcohol free recipes. The only thing that threw me off was that all the recipes are for old school or traditional cocktail such as Pink squirrel, Old fashioned, Piña Colada, Fuzzy Naval, Strawberry Daiquiri etc...& I assumed it would be crazy never thought of jelly shot but much to my surprise these are REALY GOOD. You think of these names they sound lame but it is quite the opposite. Get this book you will be pleasantly surprised. I even had Auntie Maria who is 80 ask me for another vodka pink lemonade. Lol. Go Auntie. So many choices in here I want to have another party just so i can give everyone a recipe to make and bring. Enjoy

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Tamika Humphries-Noelle

Sinfully Decadent!

Reviewed in the United States on February 17, 2012

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I have made a few jelly shots from the authors blog and loved them. When I heard she was going to write a book, I quickly pre-ordered it. In fact I was so excited that I ordered 2 copies on accident!

I have successfully created 3 different recipes from this book. The favorite amongst my friends so far has been the White & Dark Chocolate layered shot (I cannot remember the name of the recipe off hand). In fact they have loved it so much that I had to turn around and make another batch that same night to send home with a friend the next day.

My personal favorite has been the Saketini recipe. I love sake and these shots do not disappoint!

Something to note is that you do not need fancy molds in order for you and your friends to enjoy these shots. The molds are just for decoration and fun.

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J. Barron

perfect for creative entertaining

Reviewed in the United States on August 2, 2011

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If you love to entertain, the recipes in this book are perfect. Tasty, boozy, and freaking cute- they are a fun conversation topic as well. I made the Cosmopolitan shots for my sister's bachelorette party and they were a huge hit.

The only snag i have run into so far is adapting the recipes for vegetarians. The book has a page on 'how to substitute agar agar', but I tried this method twice according to directions, and both ended up grainy, slimy, and shapeless.

That said, all the shots made using gelatin have set up perfectly and are extremely user-friendly. They all (except for the agar agar ones) turned out just like the photos- when is the last time you had that experience with a cookbook?

Anyway, if you are looking for something fun and different for your next party, that doesn't require too much work, this is perfect!

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Sela

A Must-Have for Every Hostess

Reviewed in the United States on March 7, 2012

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Love this book!! So far I have only tried a few recipes but they have all been great. They taste just like the drinks. Great for Superbowl, birthdays, etc.

The directions are simple and easy to follow, I have not tried any of the tecniques yet, but feel confident that I could pull them off.

Keep in mind these are "jelly" shots, not "jell-o" so the consistancy is different, not as "goopy" they are much more firm.

Also, my guests and I have determined that the vodka based recipes are best, the ones with whiskey can be a bit strong (but maybe thats what you want?), not always, I think it also depends on what other ingredients are in the recipe to distract from the whiskey flavor. Who wants to eat their whiskey?

I suggest trying the Vodka Pink Lemonade as your first recipe, its very easy and a good introduction into the world of jelly shots, not to mention delicious.

All in all, lots of fun and very original

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Mrs Lamb

Not reliable recipes

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 31, 2019

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After several sad experiences with these recipes, I'd advise looking to YouTube for inspiration instead.

The recipes are all based around "packets of Knox gelatin" so if you're using leaf gelatin or any brand rather than Knox, you'll need to keep working out the amounts of everything yourself rather than following any recipe.
Then in my experience, they don't add enough gelatin for the firmness required for the kind of shapes which the book is so beautifully illustrated with. If you follow the recipe, you end up with soft messes of jelly which can be dispiriting before a party.
And...the jelly eyeball recipe is nonsense. They mix up the iris and the pupil in the instructions, and these are two different things.
Then they tell you to paint the pupil with food colouring onto the jelly, then immerse the painted pupil in more liquid jelly without the food colour dispersing, which is just not physically possible.

The instructions for making layered shots are nonsense too - I don't think it's feasible to create thin jelly sheets, layer them together and have them stay in one piece, whereas pouring one layer, allowing it to harden, then pouring another on top DOES work nicely.

The instructions are written in a confusing way, and I don't think it focuses enough on moulds and how to present these well. If you're making cocktails whether jellied or not, looks are important.

The generic advice to use a loaf pan then cut up the jelly with a sharp knife doesn't go far, if you can't get the things OUT of the loaf pan.

Kenny McNeill

Five Stars

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 4, 2016

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Who would have know you could have got this drunk eating jelly

Rachel

love it

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 10, 2014

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fantastic book, brillant receipe, and cannot wait to try it out, the book was in fantastic condition and very resonable priced

Jillby

Fantastic

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 25, 2014

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Excellent, would recommend every time. Only downside is - if you don't have a lot of the ingredients already can be expensive to start off with

Nathalie K.

Die Jelly Shots sind erwachsen geworden...

Reviewed in Germany on August 3, 2011

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Sehr unterhaltsames Buch, wenn man Cocktails in außergewöhnlicher Form zum Brunch o.ä. servieren möchte. Die Rezepte brauchen alle viel Zeit (wenn nicht unbedingt in der Zubereitung, dann jedoch zum fest werden - und einiges an Zubehör (das v.a. gerade in Studentenwohnungen nicht aufzufinden ist) sowie eine gut bestückte Bar, entsprechend werden die Jelly Shots aus dem Buch die simplen "Wackelpudding mit halb Wodka, halb Wasser"-Rezepte nicht direkt ersetzen. Man kann auch drüber hinweg sehen, dass die B52-Würfelchen falsch geschichtet sind (in flüssiger Form würden sie so zumindest keine Schichten aufweisen, und das mit dem Brennen würde auch nicht direkt klappen), und man merkt auch, dass die Autorin ein Faible für Godivas Weiße Schokolade-Likör hat, mit dem sie Creme de Cacao White gerne ersetzt. Aber von so Kleinigkeiten - die nicht mal wirklich negativ auffallen - abgesehen macht das Buch wirklich Spaß, wenn man sich die Zeit dafür nehmen kann.

Ob man es nun in die Schublade Molecular Gastromony stecken möchte überlass ich mal jemand anderem, ich hab mich sehr über den Inhalt gefreut, und das ein oder andere Rezept wartet auch noch darauf, in naher Zukunft ausprobiert zu werden. Bei wärmeren Temperaturen sollte man sich jedoch überlegen, eventuell ein bis zwei Blatt Gelatine mehr zu nehmen damit die hübschen Würfelchen ihre Form auch behalten!

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