Recipe - Penn And Teller Dessert

Red jello mix
Cool whip
Karo syrup
Dk red wine or grape juice

Here is the outline for something I saw this morning on Geraldo (by
accident) that was done by Penn & Teller. It's more of a macabre showoff
desert, but I laughed my ass off when I saw it.

Okay, start off by making some JellO, preferably strawberry or cherry or
some other flavor that's naturally red. But, use two to three times as
much JellO mix as you normally would, to thicken up the consistency. After
this is mixed, stir in some cool whip, and pour it into your favorite
standard party mold (the dome kind would be good).

Get a CLEAN plastic bag (inside and out) and place in it some Karo syrup.
Now add something like a very dark red wine, or grape juice. What you want
is a semithick VERY dark red (opaque) liquid which looks not unlike blood.
Starting to get the picture yet?

Okay, now place this bag in the mold, so that the bag is still floating on
top. Keep in mind that you want the JellO plus the bag to completely fill
the mold, but have a level surface, as this thing is going to flip over
later on. Put it in the fridge, and allow it to chill and set.

When you take it out of the refrigerator, you should decorate it a little.
Try drizeling some chocolate glaze on top and poping a couple of
strawberries or cherries on top of this. Allow to set if necessary, and
then bring it out to your dinner guests.

At this point, your dinner guests will probably be oo'ing and ah'ing over
this rather nice dessert you've brought out to them. Make sure you've got
that big pointy butcher knife in one hand as you set this beauty down on
the table.

Now you get to play Norman Bates: cut into the side of this, making sure
you go deep enough to cut into the bag real wide. As you continue to cut
out a piece of the geltin mold, the bag will leak into this, and your
bewildered guests will think your dessert is _BLEEDING_. Not to disappoint
them, cut out one of these bloody pieces of geletin and plop it down on a
plate. If you're lucky, it will look like a recentlyextracted body organ.

Yes, this is gross. Yes, I wouldn't bring this to the typical dinner
party. Yes, I probably have a *very* warped sense of humor. But, I
laughed quite loudly when I saw this being done by Penn & Teller. At the
very least, it might be fun for a Halloween party... :)

Newsgroups: rec.food.recipes Gregory L. Pratt aragon@acm.rpi.edu
Posted to MMRecipes Digest V3 #261

Date: Tue, 24 Sep 1996 03:26:03 +0000

From: Linda Place placel@worldnet.att.net