sharoneffinger:

Basically you take jello and throw a bunch of other crap into it, and then try to pass it off as something edible. Doesn’t matter what the other stuff is, you can put anything in there. Nuts, vegetables, cheese, you name it.

My great-grandma was notorious in our family for going above and beyond with how noxious her jello salad could be; her ingredients of choice included canned green beans and cheese that was starting to grow mold (but don’t worry, she washed it first!).

When my mom and dad first got engaged, they went to my great-grandma’s house for dinner. She made the jello salad. My mom told my dad he didn’t have to eat it, but he grew up in a family where you ate everything on your plate whether you liked it or not, and where you showed your elders the utmost respect. So he took a helping of jello salad and choked it down. And then, to my mom’s utter horror, he turned to my great-grandma and asked for seconds.

bringing this back while we’re on the subject