Jello Shots – Why You Should Be Careful
A gelatin shot or jello shot is always a good party favorite which entails the use of some
form of alcohol, usually rum, vodka, tequila or in extreme cases even grain alcohol. The
alcohol is used to replace some of the water or fruit juice used to congeal the jello shot mix.
For a quality taste, place the vodka in the freezer at least a day before you plan to make
your jello shot, because of the high alcohol level the vodka wont freeze, then manufacture
the Jello shot using the quick set recipe, this is where you would use more vodka than water.
You could of course use the other jello shot recipe and not use any water, this would of
course make the jello shot pure vodka (the quick set jello shot recipe uses ice cubes for
about half the water volume). Be careful though as this particular recipe will make a far
stronger shot. It is recommended that you stay away from stairs after drinking.
Allow the jello shot mix to set, then portion out into tiny plastic shot glasses or paper cups for
serving. The good things with the paper cups are that your friends can turn the paper cups
inside out after the jello shot has been taken and lick out what is left over. Another method is
to squeeze the cup and eject the shot in one go.
Pour the Jello shot mix into the paper cups or plastic shot glasses, the jello will more than
likely stick to the inside of the shot glass or cup and might be slight more difficult to get from
the glass but it more fun eating it of the paper cup this way, even if the idea of jello shots is
for them to go “down” easy.
For vodka shots, black cherry or black raspberry Jello usually work best. A good idea festive
idea could be to get a hold of a mould and make jello moulds of various objects, this a fun
way to make jello at seasonal times such as Christmas or Halloween there are so many
different styles of jello moulds that can be made around these times.
Another good combination of flavors is lime jello with tequila, but if you really want to get
your friends hammered one of the best forms of liquors to use is grain alcohol which ranges
from 95 - 100% ABV.
Note that the combination of all this alcohol and sugary stuff can lead to a few days of work
with a massive head, so tread carefully. Another thing to take note of is because Jello shots
are very sweet you could be forgiven to think that they aren't working then. Bang they hit you
like a 10 ton slab of concrete, so don't do jello shots if you have to drive or otherwise require
good brain function or bodily function or coordination.
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