Reviewed: Nov. 11, 2011

Better if you use sweetened condensed milk instead of sour cream, milk and sugar. I make these in lots of varieties of colours to suit any holiday.

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Krista S

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: May 14, 2010

I made this for work and everyone raved about it. I passed this recipe on to three different people. :)

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DomesticatedDani

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Tacoma, Washington, USA

Reviewed: Dec. 6, 2009

This was a lot easier than I expected. It really isn't as time consuming as people are saying. The whole project does take a lot of time but it is refrigerator time... not hands on time. Removing it from the frig to do another step only takes a few seconds and then back in the frig it goes. It was worth it... the kids absolutely loved it and there are so many color possibilities for this from rainbow for summer to green/red for Christmas to red/white/blue for July 4th, etc.

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jayinthewoods

Reviewed: Jun. 21, 2009

It was really pretty easy even took a lot of time. I used the four flavors called for, but sugar free type, light sour cream, and only 1/2 cup of sugar. For each layer, I waited about 45 min for it to set. It was very beautiful and tasted summery! A light dessert for summer! However, if not for people who like gelatin, they could be skeptical about eating it, even though they keep saying how pretty it is...

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windband

Cooking Level: Beginning

Home Town: Washington, D.C., USA

Reviewed: Jun. 18, 2009

I didn't want to make the full recipe, so I halved it: used two packages of fruit jello (orange and lime), one envelope of knox gelatin, etc. Each package of jello thus made two layers--instead of four different flavours, I had two which were repeated. Instead of vanilla, I used a good amount of fresh lemon juice in the sour cream layer and only a scant amount of sugar. Served with lime wedges or lemon wedges, it is a nice cool citrusy dessert.

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DetectiveL

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Reviewed: Jun. 17, 2009

I was given this recipe 15 years ago by a firend who made it for a bridal shower. I substituted the following flavors of jello for a tropical refreshing taste Pineapple, triple berry, watermelon, orange, tropical punch and peach.

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RGraham

Reviewed: May 30, 2009

This is a family favorite dish from my childhood. We called it Ribbon Jello and my Mom made this dessert only in the summer months. It was wonderful to have a "slice" after coming home from a trip to the swimming pool. Sometimes we would see if we could eat it layer by layer instead of with all layers in one spoonful. I'm so glad to see others love it, too!

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Cindym

Cooking Level: Expert

Reviewed: May 27, 2009

I made this for my son's second birthday. Everybody loves it!

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EnaSpurck

Cooking Level: Beginning

Living In: Greenville, South Carolina, USA

Reviewed: Oct. 23, 2008

This recipe really does take a lot of time (I'm still working on it and have one white layer and one jello layer to go yet). I started it last night, put the white stuff in the fridge (it has dairy in it, so probably a good idea not to leave it on the counter) and put the white in the microwave to re-liquify it this a.m. So far, it looks really pretty, and since I'm making this for a kid party, that's what matters.

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Momi

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Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Mount Vernon, Washington, USA

Living In: Fairfax, Virginia, USA

Reviewed: Oct. 12, 2008

I wanted to love this as much as 7 year old me once did...apparently, my tastes have evolved. Didn't *love* the taste and it was VERY time consuming! Doesn't take a ton of hands on time, but make sure you have at least 4 hours available if you plan to make this. Apparently, there's also a big diff between *firm* and *set*, too (and I don't know what it is...I allowed all the layers to set for about the same time, but I had some that didn't meld so the layers SLID OFF at service). This def looks cool and is a great convo piece, but I'd rec making in ind servings for serving ease. I made mine w/a variety of Jello flavors (some sugar free) in red, orange, yellow, green, and blue.

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