8 Layer Jello Salad

This is beautiful when cut, all the layers and colors of the jello. It helps at it taste good, too. Very refreshing. For the 4th of July I have done red, white and blue, then cut it with star shaped cookie cutter. Enjoy!!! Great hit at church pot lucks!!!

• Ready In: 4 hrs
• Serves: 12-18

Ingredients

• 4 (5 1/8ounce) packages Jello gelatin (4 diff. flavors- Strawberry, Lime, Orange & Lemon)
• 2  cups milk
• 1  cup sugar
• 2 (1/4ounce)  unflavored gelatin (Knox)
• 1  pint sour cream
• 2  teaspoons vanilla

Directions

1. Dissolve 1 pkg of jello in l ½ cups of Boiling water- (one at a time).
2. Pour into 9 X 13 pan and let gel in level frig-.
3. (yes you need to make sure your frig is level).
4. In saucepan, combine 2 cups milk and 1 cup sugar, bring to boil.
5. (careful not to scald) when boiling starts remove from heat.
6. In mean time, dissolve 2 env unflavored gelatin in ½ cup cold water,
7. slowly add to milk mixture after you remove it from the heat.
8. Let mixture cool then add sour cream and 2 tsp vanilla, mix well.
9. Pour 1 cup milk mixture over jello layer, let chill approximately 1 hour. Then carefully add next layer of jello, let chill approximately 1 hour or until solid.
10. Continue until you have 8 layers (4 jello and 4 milk mixture).
11. This can be made a day or two in advance.