a el can be many desserts

Here are pattern recipes you can prepare to your taste. Make the traditional Simple Fruit Gel in your favorite fruit flavor, or the new Quick Fruit Gel, which lets you choose from the rainbow of flavors of frozen juice concentrates available in your supermarket. Then, just look at the dazzling variety of desserts you can make from either of these patterns:

simple fruit gel

Stir gelatine, sugar and salt together well. Pour boiling water over, stir until gelatine is completely dissolved. Add juices, stir, chill until firm. Makes 4 servings.

Setting time: 1½ to 3 hours.

quick fruit gel

Sprinkle gelatine on cold water in small saucepan. Stir over medium heat until gelatine is dissolved, 2 to 3 minutes. Remove from heat. Stir in sugar. Add juice concentrate, ice cubes; stir smooth. Chill until firm. Makes 4 servings.

Setting time: 25 to 30 minutes.

whips...

Make either fruit gel, and chill until mixture is slightly thickened. Beat with electric or rotary beater until light, fluffy and double in volume. Pile in sherbet glasses and chill until firm. Makes 6 to 8 servings.

snows...

Make either fruit gel and chill until mixture is slightly thickened. Add 2 unbeaten egg whites and beat until mixture begins to hold its shape, is light and fluffy, about 7 or 8 minutes. Turn into mold or serving dishes, chill until firm. Makes 6 to 8 servings.

sherbet...

Make either fruit gel, using 1 cup sugar (instead of ¼ cup), and 1¾ cups boiling water (instead of ¾ cup). Add ¼ cup lemon juice. Freeze in refrigerator tray until mushy, beat well in cold bowl with rotary or electric beater. Freeze again in two ice trays. Cover with foil, store in freezer until serving time. Especially delicious with orange, grape or cranberry juice. Or make tangy lemon or lime sherbet, using just ½ cup lemon or lime juice altogether. Makes 8 servings.

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