Title:	The Great Gelatin Revival: Savory Aspics, Jiggly Shots, and Outrageous Desserts
	Author:	Ken Albala
	Published:	January 10, 2023, University of Illinois Press
	No. of Pages:	232
	Cover Price:	$27.95 Paperback, $9.99 Kindle

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You may have noticed that gelatin dishes are making a comeback. It is especially evident in Ken Albala’s cookbook, The Great Gelatin Revival: Savory Aspics, Jiggly Shots, and Outrageous Desserts. This excellent book is full of old fashioned jelled concoctions, as well as the ubiquitous and more modern Jell-O shots that are so popular.

One of the good things about this book is that the author has done his research, and has written a chapter on the history of gelatin. The chapter is actually fascinating, and is good reading to curl up with on a rainy day. There is a chapter on Technique to insure that your dishes actually gel correctly, as well as chapters on vegetables and salads, seafood, meat and poultry, dairy and egg, fruit, and outrageous combinations. These cover virtually everything you could possibly do with gelatin. Albala also covers the different types of gelatin, their uses, and pros and cons.

There are enough recipes in this excellent cookbook to appeal to almost everyone. The recipes are written in the traditional form and are easy-to-follow. There are also beautiful photographs of the techniques and also of most of the recipes.

All told, anyone who wants to make a jelled dish will definitely benefit having this book on their cookbook shelf. It covers everything anyone could possibly want to know about gelatin as well as enough recipes to keep everyone very happy.


Special thanks to NetGalley for supplying a review copy of this book.