# Waiting for Jello to harden and other food that takes foreeeever to be ready to eat!

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Tags:** food-cooking\
**Created:** [February 28, 2021, 4:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waiting-for-jello-to-harden-and-other-food-that-takes-foreeeever-to-be-ready-to-eat/933928 "2021-02-28T04:46:05Z")\
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**Post date:** [February 28, 2021, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/waiting-for-jello-to-harden-and-other-food-that-takes-foreeeever-to-be-ready-to-eat/933928/8 "2021-02-28T15:46:49Z")

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Just about anything that you make in a slow cooker.

I don’t think there’s anything wrong with food that you have to plan ahead for. Or is this another example of [the lack of delayed gratification in America](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lack-of-delayed-gratification-in-america/933860)?

> [@Didi44](#):
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> Pre-instant pudding that you had to add hot milk to.

I much prefer cooked pudding to instant (I love the skin that forms on top), and it’s pretty easy to make in the microwave, but yes, you do have wait for it to be ready to eat.

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