Halloween Test Tube Shooters (J)

The visual contrast of purple brown against the orange gelatin make these look like a science experiment gone bad, but they taste great. Drink it all in one shot!

• 1 package (3 ounces) orange-colored gelatin powder, such as orange, peach or apricot
• 1 cup boiling water
• 1 can (15 ounces) peaches, apricots or pears in juice or extra-light syrup, not drained
• 2 1/4 cups Concord grape juice
• 1/4 cup dry hot-chocolate mix

Mix gelatin powder and boiling water until the powder completely dissolves, about 2 minutes. Puree the canned fruit in a blender or food processor until completely smooth. Mix into warm gelatin. Fill 18 (2 ounce) test tubes about half way, place in rack, and refrigerate until firm.

Heat the Concord grape juice in a sauce pan until simmering. Stir in the hot-chocolate mix until it dissolves; refrigerate. When chilled, fill the test tubes with the grape-juice mixture. Poke a skewer down the sides of the test tube into the gelatin so that the grape-juice mixture flows down creating dark stripes through the orange gelatin. www.Mealtime.org