Orange Cream Gelatin Dessert is an easy dessert that you can make from a few items in the pantry and freezer at any time of the year. It works well for Thanksgiving, Christmas, Mother's Day, bridal or baby showers, etc. It is sweet and rich, yet somehow also seems light and refreshing. It is a rather nostalgic dessert as it reminds me a little of an orange push-up ice cream treat from my childhood. Plus, it is a molded gelatin dessert, which always reminds me of the past. As with other gelatin and fruit dishes, someone might call this a "Jello salad" in the United States. However, this recipe uses an entire quart of orange sherbert in addition to gelatin, so I can not bring myself … Continue Reading about Orange Cream Gelatin Dessert
Wild Mayhaw Jelly
On my last trip to the orchard, I picked up a small jar of a jelly I had never heard of before, Wild Mayhaw.
It is a pretty red jelly.
After some research, I found Wild Mayhaw to be a deep southern item. It is related to or a type of Hawthorne (hence the name). It has a pink cranberry resemblance or something a kin to a crab apple appearance.
It requires tons of water and thus it grows in coastal Southern Georgia, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas.
It apparently has a short harvest season. Having many sharp thorns, they are generally harvested by shaking the plants and using nets to get the fruit from the water.
The trees have been cultivated and are being looked at for more commercial, sustainable harvest.
The most popular use of the fruit is to make jelly. I did find Mayhaw syrup being sold also.
The jelly has a slightly tart taste. It was very good on toast. I will buy more when we go back to the orchard…if they have any left.
