Jello shots

After all the illnesses that have plagued the family in the last month, I've decided, it's important to keep the kids 'cool'. Not cool as in hip, not cool as in temperature cool, even though that's important cool. Cool as in the Chinese concept of cool, as in the opposite of 'heaty' which is often a precursor of bad things to come.

Even though I grew up in a relatively English speaking household, my mother believed in barley water, chrysanthemum tea and this northern grass tea which I still swear by to bring down fevers but haven't drunk since I've moved away from home. I was also plied with black chicken soup and other types of soups to become 'strong' but that's for the twins when they are older.

Anyway, we've had various successes with barley water. Jordan likes it unsweetened, Evan won't touch the stuff (a reflection of their parents). The smell of chrysanthemum tea seems to drive the both of them away even though it's good for them as well, even when it's sweetened. The northern grass thing, like I said, I haven't tried and I'll wait for my mother on that one.

In a bid to try to get some sort of cooling drink into them, I've decided to disguise the chrysanthemum tea, in a way that I enjoy as well. With jelly. Plain agar jelly cooked with the already brewed tea rather than water and sugar. It gives the jelly a light yellow tinge and is yummilicious.

The twins love jelly because it's a treat for them. And they don't seem to mind the jelly tasting chrysanthemum like. Jordan pronounced that it was "good" and Evan didn't even bother to speak because he was too busy stuffing it into his mouth. They asked for seconds but were only allowed that after they had their dinner but I am much pleased.

Of course, how could it go wrong? It's cold, it's sweet and Jordan had teddy bear shaped ones and Evan had car ones. They picked it themselves! Now to find other foods that they'll enjoy as much.






































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