Penn and Teller Dessert

Title:
Penn and Teller Dessert

Yield:
1 Servings

Categories:
Desserts,
Halloween




Ingredients:





          Red jello mix


          Cool whip


          Karo syrup


          Dk red wine or grape juice






 Here is the outline for something I saw this morning on Geraldo (by


 accident) that was done by Penn & Teller.  It's more of a macabre show-off


 desert, but I laughed my ass off when I saw it.


 


 Okay, start off by making some Jell-O, preferably strawberry or cherry or


 some other flavor that's naturally red.  But, use two to three times as


 much Jell-O mix as you normally would, to thicken up the consistency. After


 this is mixed, stir in some cool whip, and pour it into your favorite


 standard party mold (the dome kind would be good).


 


 Get a CLEAN plastic bag (inside and out) and place in it some Karo syrup.


 Now add something like a very dark red wine, or grape juice. What you want


 is a semi-thick VERY dark red (opaque) liquid which looks not unlike blood.


 Starting to get the picture yet?


 


 Okay, now place this bag in the mold, so that the bag is still floating on


 top.  Keep in mind that you want the Jell-O plus the bag to completely fill


 the mold, but have a level surface, as this thing is going to flip over


 later on.  Put it in the fridge, and allow it to chill and set.


 


 When you take it out of the refrigerator, you should decorate it a little.


 Try drizeling some chocolate glaze on top and poping a couple of


 strawberries or cherries on top of this.  Allow to set if necessary, and


 then bring it out to your dinner guests.


 


 At this point, your dinner guests will probably be oo'ing and ah'ing over


 this rather nice dessert you've brought out to them.  Make sure you've got


 that big pointy butcher knife in one hand as you set this beauty down on


 the table.


 


 Now you get to play Norman Bates:  cut into the side of this, making sure


 you go deep enough to cut into the bag real wide.  As you continue to cut


 out a piece of the geltin mold, the bag will leak into this, and your


 bewildered guests will think your dessert is _BLEEDING_. Not to disappoint


 them, cut out one of these bloody pieces of geletin and plop it down on a


 plate.  If you're lucky, it will look like a recently-extracted body organ.


 


 Yes, this is gross.  Yes, I wouldn't bring this to the typical dinner


 party.  Yes, I probably have a *very* warped sense of humor.  But, I


 laughed quite loudly when I saw this being done by Penn & Teller.  At the


 very least, it might be fun for a Halloween party... :-)


 


 Newsgroups: rec.food.recipes Gregory L. Pratt aragon@acm.rpi.edu


   Posted to MM-Recipes Digest V3 #261


 


   Date: Tue, 24 Sep 1996 03:26:03 +0000


 


   From: Linda Place