Lemon and Cherry Blocks

The most simple 1940s dessert I have made so far... Taken from the Better Homes and Gardens Magazine May 1943, its two different flavour jellos cut into cubes... with a few pineapple chunks thrown in for good measure.

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Magazine Illustration

Lemon Jello

Cherry Jello

Canned Pineapple Chunks

• Prepare a lemon and a cherry flavored gelatine according to directions on packages. 
• Use canned fruit sirups for part of liquid 
• Pour into separate shallow pans. 
• Chill thoroly. 
• Dip knife into hot water; cut gelatine in 1-inch cubes. 
• Pile lightly. 
• Add pineapple spoon-sized cubes.

Better Homes and Gardens Magazine
May 1943