"Petite Watermelons"

This recipe is from Victoria Belanger's book, Hello, Jell-o! Her book has wonderfully creative gelatin recipes. The photos are striking, as the author is a professional photographer. Ingredients: 1 cup boiling water 1 3-ounce package strawberry gelatin (I used cherry) 1 cup chopped strawberries 1/2 cup cold water 5 limes, halved with pulp scooped out** 1 tsp black sesame seeds, poppy seeds or basil seeds I used a 4 cup pyrex cup to bring the water to a boil in the microwave. After dissolving the gelatin, I poured it into a blender and added the cold water. I blended the gelatin until liquefied. Next, I poured the blended gelatin into a 9x11" pyrex pan and refrigerated until thickened, but not firm, about 1 1/2 hours. Then, I skimmed off the foam that had risen to the top of the gelatin and stirred the puree that was left. I used a small spoon to scoop the mixture into the lime rind halves. After placing them on a small cooling rack (to keep them from tipping), I refrigerated until firm, about 4 hours. Finally, I used a large and very sharp knife to cut the lime halves into half again. I sprinkled them with poppy seeds. These "petite watermelons" were a hit with our guests!! ** Scooping out the limes was the hardest part; I ended up using a small pair of sissors to actually cut through the pulp, and then a spoon to scrape it all out.