# Jell-O 1-2-3

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jell-o-1-2-3/52397>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [January 30, 2001, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jell-o-1-2-3/52397 "2001-01-30T13:51:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![Arken](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/dfb087/32.png) [@Arken](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arken)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2001, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jell-o-1-2-3/52397/1 "2001-01-30T13:51:02Z")

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The recent Jell-O thread made me get nostalgic again for Jell-O 1-2-3. I’ve spent the past year trying to find some in vain. Is it still available anywhere? Does anyone know where I could get some?

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**Author:** ![whitetho](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whitetho/32/1059_2.png) [@whitetho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whitetho)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2001, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jell-o-1-2-3/52397/2 "2001-01-30T14:57:45Z")

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To the best of my knowledge, Jello 1-2-3 hasn’t been sold for decades.

In the original product, the Jello settled into three layers of differing consistancy–i.e. a bottom layer of regular Jello, and above that two layers that were progressively lighter and more airy. My bother sometimes makes what might be called “Jello 1-2”, i.e. it has top and bottom layers. He makes the airy layer by whipping Jello while cooling it on ice–a recipe that apparently goes back to the 1940’s, if not older.

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**Author:** ![Arken](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/dfb087/32.png) [@Arken](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arken)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2001, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jell-o-1-2-3/52397/3 "2001-01-30T22:12:45Z")

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Neat! Now someone tell me how to make the 3 part and I’m in business!

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**Author:** ![Venkman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/ec9cab/32.png) [@Venkman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Venkman)\
**Post date:** [January 30, 2001, 11:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jell-o-1-2-3/52397/4 "2001-01-30T23:04:45Z")

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I always thought one of the layers was made by whipping Jello and whipped cream (OK, realistically probably Cool Whip) together. Don’t know if that was before/during/after the Jello cooled though.

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**Author:** ![Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/50afbb/32.png) [@Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duck_Duck_Goose)\
**Post date:** [January 31, 2001, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/jell-o-1-2-3/52397/5 "2001-01-31T02:48:16Z")

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A quick Google search under “jello 1-2-3” turned up 2 recipes for it.  
[http://recipecircus.com/recipes/Tammii/Desserts/1-2-3\_Jello.html](http://recipecircus.com/recipes/Tammii/Desserts/1-2-3_Jello.html)

[http://food4.epicurious.com/HyperNews/get/archive\_swap23201-23300/23251.html](http://food4.epicurious.com/HyperNews/get/archive_swap23201-23300/23251.html)