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It's time to do a boss fight! Vitreous is the sixth boss in A Link to the Past in Misery Mire. Described as "a gigantic eyeball surrounded by smaller eyeballs, immersed in an acidic green liquid" certainly sounds yummy, but I think we can make it a little more palatable. Enjoy today's quest to defeat this monster on our quest to save the princess and ourselves from hunger. Enjoy!

Gear!

Large Box Lime Gelatin

2 cups boiling water

2 cups cold water

Small Box Instant Lemon Pudding

2 cups milk, cold

A dozen blueberries

2 envelopes Knoxx unflavored gelatin

Blueberries

Silicone Ice Cube Tray

Bundt pan

Quest!

In a bowl, add one envelope of unflavored gelatin to the bowl along with the 2 cups of cold milk. Let gelatin bloom for about 5 minutes. Add lemon pudding mix and mix together for about 2 minutes. It should be pretty thick. Set aside until you get the ice cube trays set up.

I used a flower silicone ice cube tray from IKEA. This one is nice because it has a place for the blueberries to sit in. Speaking of which, add the blueberries to the bottom of your tray. Any shape should work, but something rounded is appropriate for the eye shape we are trying to achieve.

Once you get the tray all set up with blueberries, add the lemon pudding to the tray. Set in the fridge to set up for several hours. You will have extra lemon pudding, so eat up! It's yummy!

In a bowl, add the other envelop of unflavored gelatin along with the large box of lime gelatin. Add the boiling water and stir to dissolve. Add the cold water to the mixture and stir. Once combined, pour into bundt pan to create a shape. Set in the fridge to set up until fully set.

I did have a little trouble getting my eyes out of the ice cube tray, so I did pop it into the freezer for about an hour and that seemed to help.

Add the eyes to the main gelatin mold by cutting into the gelatin and pushing the eye into the slit.

Do this all the way around until they are all in the mold.

In order to demold this thing, first add hot water to a large bowl. hold the bottom of the bundt pan into the hot water for about 30 seconds. Place a plate on top of the bundt pan and flip it over. If all goes relatively well, you should have something salvageable.

Like this! It looks a little goofy, but take a spoon and flip the eyes around a little more . . .

Ta-da! Your very own boss monster! This is pretty refreshing on these hot summer days, and I hope you will enjoy it too.

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I believe in fairies. Those cute little helpers that bring you back from the verge of death. I've never met a more helpful creature in all of the LOZ world . . . especially when they are kept quiet in a bottle or six. These shiny creatures have certainly had my back a time or two and should be celebrated as a something wonderful. So let's not dwell on the annoyance of Navi or Tatl. Today, I will show you how to capture your own fairy to enjoy whenever you want.

BTW . . . does anyone remember the fairy from the original cartoon? Sprite was by far the funniest. Link is such a whiner in these cartoons.

Here's a link to see the classics .

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OE4VkfYaP1w&list=PL1B7BC2060D8E1FD9

Gear . . .

a small box of Peach Jell-O

a small box of Raspberry Jell-O

1 small envelope of plain gelatin

1 cup of Ginger Ale

1 container of Bacardi Strawberry Daiquiri frozen mix (still frozen)

2 cups of boiling water, divided into 1 cup increments

a mixing bowl

a rubber spatula

a pint canning jar with lid and ring

a funnel

silicone ice cube tray in roundish shape

a regular teaspoon

The Quest . . .

Gather the goods!

Let's make the solution for the fairy to reside. Start by adding the Peach Jell-O to the mixing bowl with 1/2 of the envelope of the plain gelatin.

Measure out about 1 cup of Ginger Ale and 1 Cup of boiling water.

Dissolve the gelatin mixture with the boiling water. When everything is sufficiently dissolved, add the
ginger ale to the mix. This will fizz, just continue to stir for about 2 minutes.

With jar at the ready, pour gelatin mixture into the jar using the funnel.
I am using a canning funnel, but any one should do.

As you can see, the ginger ale causes it to foam, continue to fill the jar.
You will have to scoop out the foam with a spoon.

Ta-da!

Notice we have sufficient space at the top of the jar.

Add the lid and ring and place in the refrigerator to set.
This will take a while. (Hours)

In the meantime . . .

Wash out your bowl and start again. This time add the raspberry Jell-O and the
other 1/2 envelope of plain gelatin to the bowl.

Dissolve with 1 Cup of boiling water just like last time.

Add in the container of Strawberry Daquari Mix.

Mix until it is dissolved. You will have to chop it up with the spatula.

That's lovely!

Pour your gelatin mixture into the silicone ice cube tray.
For this recipe, you don't have to use a specific shape. I happened to
have the IKEA hearts ice cube tray, so that is what I am using.
NOTE: I sprayed mine with cooking spray before I added the gelatin..

You will have extra, so you can place the rest in a bowl for yourself later!

When set, you can remove these from the mold by pealing the out of the mold.
Silicone makes this easy. If you used an old school meal tray,
you will have to dip the metal in hot water for a few seconds first.
I molded two hearts together to make a whole shape.