The Farmer Family Cookbook

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Our boys have loved having layered jello and I make it frequently. Eventually I started bringing it to Farmer family gatherings at John and Marilyn's house. It caused some concern initially since layered jello is synonymous with announcing a pregnancy in the family. Marilyn had made layered jello when pregnant with Marissa. Since we never had an announcement to make when bringing jello, it has now been accepted as the norm. Marilyn Farmer: Layered jello has been the means of making big announcements. It started at the dinner when we announced the pregnancy and anticipated birth of Marissa. The family has since used this tradition to tell of good news, Jimmy and Josie being the latest, as they announced their pregnancy.

Ingredients

• 30.25 (3 oz) boxes of gelatin in desired color scheme
• Plain low-fat or non-fat yogurt

Steps

1. Boil 1 cup water. Dissolve 1 package of gelatin. Divide dissolved gelatin in half. To one half, add 3 tbsp cold water. Pour this into a 9x13 glass dish. Chill till set. Add 1/3 cup yogurt to the other half of dissolved gelatin, mix well. When the first layer is set (about 20-30 minutes), add next layer. Repeat this procedure with each package of gelatin until your pan is full or desired color scheme is achieved.
2. Christmas scheme: red and green jello, Easter scheme: pastels