Jello Shot Parties Made Easy With Fun Jello Shots

The whole preparing and making different jello shots with various recipes can be very entertaining. An alcoholic shot made from gelatin or jello shot as it most communally known is and has always been extremely popular in most of the bars, clubs, homes and party goers everywhere over the world.

For almost any condition that would solicit the use of any variety of alcoholic beverage, usually rum, vodka, tequila or in extreme cases grain alcohol, (although I would hold off on this unless you want to do some damage). The purpose of the alcohol is to replace the water or juice with alcohol, or what ever you use to set the jello shots mixture.

An American mathematician by the name of Tom Lehrer is thought to have been the 1st to craft the jello shot in the near beginning 1950s while working for the NSA, where he developed vodka jello, this was his genius idea to sneak alcohol onto the military base with out any of the commanding officers getting wind to it.

The mightiest concentration of alcohol is somewhere in the region of 18 and 21 ounces. of vodka per 3 oz. pack of jello powder (what ever flavour), or around 30% alcohol liquor.

Alternatives

A few gelatinous desserts can be manufactured using agar instead of jello, allowing them to set far quicker and at higher temperatures. Agar is a vegetable additive that is produced from seaweed and is very useful in jello shot mixes for it rapid setting times. This is also a good choice when making jello shots for vegetarians or vegans. Agar is far more closely related to pectin and a few other gelling plant carbohydrates than to ordinary gelatin.

There are different alternatives to vegetarian jello, this is known by the name carrageenan. This alternate will solidify faster than the agar, this makes it popular for kosher cooking. Though it, too, is a type of seaweed, it does not have the same bad sort of smell when being cooked that you would sometimes find when you cook with agar Chemistry

Fresh pineapple should really be avoided when making jello shots, it contains the enzyme bromelain which must can never be allowed to mix with the jello shot mixture as this enzyme will prevent the jello from setting, this enzyme is common in most citrus and tropical fruits. Papaya and pawpaw contain the enzyme papain, kiwi fruit contains actinidin, and figs contain ficin- all with similar effects. Cooking destroys this enzyme, rendering it inert so if you want these jello shot flavors get the other half to fire up the cooker.