Gelatin Salad Recipes

Gelatin Salad Recipes: 1925 Jell-O® ad image (Rural Trade, via Newspapers.com™)

Gelatin-based foods date back centuries. But the invention of commercial powdered gelatin in 1845 (and the flavored gelatin product Jell-O® in 1897) made it more accessible and convenient for home cooks.

This page contains a collection of vintage gelatin salad recipes: from savory molded entrées to sweet side dishes and more.

Learn more about Gelatin Salad Recipes through historical newspapers from our archives. Explore newspaper articles, headlines, images, and other primary sources below.

Articles and Clippings about Gelatin Salad Recipes

Jello Shrimp Salad 24 Mar 1912, Sun The San Francisco Call (San Francisco, California) Newspapers.comSomething New in Salad 24 Nov 1927, Thu The Ottawa Citizen (Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) Newspapers.comCucumber Jelly Salad 22 Nov 1927, Tue The Age (Melbourne, Victoria, Victoria, Australia) Newspapers.comJellied Pineapple Relish Salad 16 Nov 1930, Sun The Indianapolis Star (Indianapolis, Indiana) Newspapers.comHam and Celery Loaf 19 Apr 1931, Sun The Indianapolis Star (Indianapolis, Indiana) Newspapers.comJelly Salad 21 Apr 1939, Fri Liverpool Daily Post (Liverpool, Merseyside, England) Newspapers.comCorn and Tomato Aspic 25 Aug 1942, Tue The Marion Star (Marion, Ohio) Newspapers.comTuna Fish Mousse With Cucumber Sauce 24 Jul 1944, Mon The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, Ohio) Newspapers.comWaldorf Gelatin Salad 01 Mar 1944, Wed Press and Sun-Bulletin (Binghamton, New York) Newspapers.comSalmon Mold 12 Aug 1948, Thu Honolulu Star-Bulletin (Honolulu, Hawaii) Newspapers.comCranberry Salad Mold 22 Dec 1949, Thu The Herald-News (Passaic, New Jersey) Newspapers.comMolded Chicken Salad 27 Nov 1953, Fri Argus-Leader (Sioux Falls, South Dakota) Newspapers.comMy Favorite Salad 24 Feb 1954, Wed The Ponca City News (Ponca City, Oklahoma) Newspapers.comGinger Ale Salad Mold 17 Sep 1954, Fri The Sacramento Bee (Sacramento, California) Newspapers.comConfetti Molds 09 Feb 1956, Thu The Province (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada) Newspapers.comEmerald Salad 10 Mar 1961, Fri The Ephraim Enterprise (Ephraim, Utah) Newspapers.comWinter Salad Mold 21 Dec 1963, Sat Rutland Daily Herald (Rutland, Vermont) Newspapers.comLemon Jello Salad 09 May 1964, Sat The Ottawa Herald (Ottawa, Kansas) Newspapers.comWhipped Delight 16 Apr 1969, Wed The Indianapolis News (Indianapolis, Indiana) Newspapers.comWinter Garden Loaf 18 Sep 1969, Thu The Payson Chronicle (Payson, Utah) Newspapers.comOrange Pineapple Salad 24 Nov 1974, Sun The Bradenton Herald (Bradenton, Florida) Newspapers.comStrawberry Pretzel Salad 07 Oct 1975, Tue Enterprise-Journal (McComb, Mississippi) Newspapers.comVegetable Yogurt Salad 12 Apr 1978, Wed The Daily Item (Port Chester, New York) Newspapers.comMelon Layered Salad 10 May 1978, Wed Daily Record (Morristown, New Jersey) Newspapers.com