One of the chief benefits of becoming an adult, is that by now we have accumulated a vast archive of life experience
upon which to draw, so that we can dispense a little
advice
whenever needed.
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If we were to be completely honest with ourselves,
some of our worst mistakes were entirely preventable…
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Like that time when my University girlfriends and I planned a little “garden party” for ourselves..
(no lawn bowling or tea cakes for us)
We had every detail planned well in advance: the food, bikinis, beach towels, music, a swimming pool nearby, apartments next door to crash in and a plastic-lined large garbage pail filled with…
Yukka Flux (aka Yuckaflux)
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(this may be a Canadian tradition.. you’ll have to let me know)
Jodi from Saskatchewan posted a tiny little Yukka Flux recipe here…
but this Urban Dictionary definition was more along the lines of the monster we’d created:
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A random mixture of alcohol and fruit. Normally produced in large quantities when party goers bring different types of alcohol, combine them in one communal container, and add chopped fruit.
“We mixed up the biggest batch of yuckaflux I’ve ever seen and spent the night telling stories and getting drunk.”
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It is, indeed, a very pretty, healthy looking, but deadly concoction of gigantic proportion…
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Well, let’s do a little math now, shall we?
115 lbs girl’s weight + 5 hours sunlight + minimal food + 1/20th of Yukka Flux barrel
= ummmm… I can’t remember…
Fortunately I was scooped up, whisked upstairs and tucked safely in bed
(I love how friends look out for each other that way!)
…where I woke up in a daze the next morning, wondering how I’d miraculously been transported home.
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A few weeks ago, my daughter’s University had their BSD day..
Bermuda Shorts Day
affectionately anticipated as the bedlam filled Tight and Bright day of celebration for the end of classes.
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Ever the thoughtful little baker, my daughter decided to make a batch of my
Kindergarten Jello Jigglers
…pretty colorful heart-shaped jello snacks
to share with her fellow revellers.
When I saw them in the fridge, I was filled with pride.. “My daughter is turning out just like me,” I thought and I couldn’t resist sneaking one little taste..
..that’s when I knew my daughter was, indeed, turning out just like me and no advice in the world would save them from themselves,
she and her friends were going to be learning this lesson, the hard way!!
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This recipe comes with a warning.. unlike regular Jello Jigglers.. ingestion of more than one of these BSD Jigglers may cause instances of poor judgment and lack of self-control.. don’t say I didn’t warn ya’!
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If this photo looks a bit blurry to you.. well…
- 1 box flavored jello powder (use different colors for each batch)
- 1 cup boiling water
- 3/4 cup vodka
- 1/4 cup boiling water
- 1 package Knox gelatin
- silicone muffin cups (heart-shaped are fun)
- In a large bowl, stir 1 cup boiling water into the flavored jello powder. Stir until dissolved and cool for 15 minutes. Stir in 3/4 cup of vodka.
- Pour 1/4 cup boiling water into a small measuring cup. Stir in the unflavored Knox gelatin. Stir to dissolve. Pour into flavored gelatin mix and stir to blend all together.
- Pour into each silicone muffin cup and refrigerate until jello is set.
Can you believe I had never heard of jello shooters until I moved to this country for good about 18 years ago? Yeah, which planet was I hiding?
Those look innocent… I would risk having a couple… well, maybe at 95 pounds that could be a mistake, right? 😉
I think it’s a “regional” thing.. I think 1 would mellow.. 2 might be my limit these days! 95 pounds.. you’re a wee little thing!:) Cute!
I’m learning lots today – yuckaflux, Bermuda Shorts Day and Jello Jigglers : ) I have come across jelly-vodkas before, they are popular at festivals. On a last note, like mother like daughter……
Yup.. usually they’re in a cup to drink.. these were a little more portable I guess.. yes.. the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree;)
This I had a couple of times … can’t say they are my favorite, but at a good party anything goes. Not very fond of jelly .. so really dangerous have they never been for me. Brilliant story – some things we can only learn one way … the hard!!!
Jello.. well, it’s certainly food for kids, but all that food dye.. Sharyn would cringe at these:)
Hey you can bring them to the Use Me and Abuse Me Party! Dangerous!!! 🙂
We had Wapatuli parties back in the day…
These would be perfect for that occasion.. Wapatuli, what’s with all our strange languages back then, eh?
Sounds like a fun but dangerous treat! Have never heard of yukkaflax but I´m glad your girlfriends looked out for you. I had (and still have) some best friends who looked out for me and me for them! I have to confess to never having had a vodka jelly shot 🙁
Oh.. look at that wee little sad face.. we’ll have to remedy that:) Yes.. still today, my daughter’s friends and son’s friends all look after each other, it’s so awesome!
Hahaha! Ok must be a Canadian thing this yuckaflex! Not that we didn’t have our own state-side version, but I wasn’t into cooking OR chemistry in those days so the name & formula eludes me. So funny where our mind goes – I read Bermuda shorts day & jello jigglers simultaneously and saw them in the same picture – first shorts of the season and those jiggling whitish jello-ish legs peeking out beneath. 😉 not pretty and certainly nothing to write about, and even less an image to tempt readers with. 🙂 My brain is in need of a SERIOUS overhaul. And you may have just provided the remedy! Fun post Smidge! Thanks! xoxo
Arrghh.. I’d almost forgotten about Chemistry.. that was not fun! Oh, dear.. white jiggly legs.. hilarious, spree, you’re killin’ me here!!! Yes, you need a wee overhaul.. perhaps you have “baby brain”.. that happens to us too you know! xoxo
Will pass it along to my daughters…wouldn’t have done so just a few years ago…so much easier this way…:)
Yes.. I shudder to think of drinking or eating this sort of thing.. well, maybe just one;)
Yuckaflux wasn’t around in my day — or, if it was, I didn’t know about it. Tequila shots were big back then, but I have never been a drinker or a party girl.
Feedback says it maybe a Canadian thing.. maybe our lame version of Sangria? I did have fun in my day, but was and still am a “light-weight” when it comes to these things.. a glass or two now and then is more than enough for me:)
Ohhhh, Jello shots! Dangerous stuff… 😀
Nice big grin there, Misky:D
Haha I did not realise there was a Bermuda shorts day – you teach me much about culture and jelly jigglers my friend 🙂
Awesome posts!
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
Hahaha.. I’m not sure you could call BSD day a cultural experience… too funny!
Powerful stuff. I just drink obscene amount of cider and anything else… oops. I am rather larger than you lot I’d imagine, being a chap and all. Nice post, I rather enjoyed reading it, Smidge.
Cider.. yes, for me these days it’s just wine or a beer now and then.. If you had too much of something else.. you’d have required the entire group of girls to assist you I think;) Glad you enjoyed this one..
You know I believe they had something like that yukka stuff when I was in college but cannot recall the name of it now – ahem – and yeah! for jello shots! I still like those 0:-)
Oh.. memory slips for those sorts of events, doesn’t it;) I’ve got to try a jello shot now that I’ve done a jiggler..
Oh jeez, I saw “shorts” and “jiggles” and thought of jiggly thighs in shorts. Lmao. Don’t ask, I’m self conscious haha. I made jello shots like that before – dangerous indeed!
DOWN South we call that PJ ( and the fruit is amazing after it soaks in all that alcohol!), and as for those shooter…..hard lessons learned, but the class is oh so fun….except for the morning after! Thanks so much for the return of wonderful memories and a true ” feel good” moment! Another delightful visit, as always.
Yes.. the fruit is delicious! I seem to recall girlfriends saying that was the dangerous part of the drink, but I’m not sure why? What does the PJ stand for??
PJ stands for “Party Juice”…we would cut up fruit to put in there to add to the flavor, but the truth is, that the alcohol gets sucked up by the fruit. So every fruity bite is packed with the purest of the alcohol (very little chaser or mix), so those little pieces of fruit pack more of a whallop that the drink itself. Of course, it takes time for that to happen, so we usually added the fruit right after the alcohol and let it set for a little bit! If you see someone who put extra fruit in thier cup of PJ, they usually were already aware of this and wanted to get the most out of thier visit to the PJ container (large cooler, trach can lined with a plastic bag, whatever we could find to mix it in). wow, this post really brough back some fun times!
Aha! I knew there was a “chemistry” answer to my fruit question!! Very cool!!
The Bermuda Shorts Day sounds like great fun and the thing is, you could keep swallowing down those jelly hearts before you realise how much vodka you’ve consumed – but I guess that’s the idea! And I remember the days of lying in the sun, not eating but drinking plenty – amazing we all survived! Very funny post Smidge xx
Yes.. they are dangerous for a “sweet tooth” like me.. same with those sweet shooters I guess, though:) Yes.. we survived and I’m not sure my parents knew much about what went on.. that’s how they survived, lol!
I dunno, Barb. You tweet 1 pic of a crocus in bloom and, next thing I know, you’re bogging Bermuda shorts and jello shots. Are you re-living Spring Break? Well, I’m glad your daughter is there to keep an eye on you. I don’t want to be watching late night TV and see you in a “Bloggers Gone Wild” video. 🙂
This one made me burst out laughing.. I can only imagine what a “Bloggers Gone Wild” show would look like for the rest of the world who don’t understand the “blogging” universe. I’d be the first to watch it though.. John, I am definitely reliving life through my kids.. second-hand, mind you, wouldn’t want to do those years again!!
I just recently heard of this tradition when we were in Calgary last June. I’m not sure it is something here in Ontario, but then again, I was a pretty square university student. Fret not, though, I’ve loosened up in my old age. Now, I’d love to try one of them jigglers.
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Hahaha, Eva.. I’m glad you’ve “loosened up”.. you’ll have to join the rest of us in John’s “Blogger’s Gone Wild” video. Although a bunch of us giggling and sipping wine while baking/cooking together in a kitchen may not be a top hit!
I could tell you about the last time I had jello shooters, but I can’t remember 🙂
Great post!
Ahhh, and I think some memories are best kept that way. There are a few eager friends who like to fill me in, now and then..
Ahhh…memories. I remember all two well that mixture of fruit and alcohol. In the US it’s called a Spodie party. I think I was hungover for three days after the one and only one I’ve ever been to in high school.
You know, sometimes it’s just best if they learn these lessons on their own! I just recently learned from one of the younger people on my Face Book page that you can also soak Gummi Bears, Gummi Worms, Gummi Lifesavers…pretty much any Gummi candy in hard alcohol for a week. It seems to be a pretty big deal at parties nowadays. I’m getting old, because all I could think of was, “Yuck.” LOL
I have seen those recipes on the internet.. it struck me as “gross” as well.. apparently it gets really cloudy at first… but you leave it alone and they absorb all the liquid.. I may just have to try that one!
Yay! Jello shots and jungle juice (that’s what we called Yukka Flux around here). Oh to be young again! ~Ruth
Jungle Juice.. I’m sure hearing so many different names for this one!! Love it! Yes.. to be young, but not enough to actually go there again, lol!
hahaha…Never heard of it. YakaFlux. Sounds like our fireman’s punch! Fruit in alcohol is dated way back to the 1800s in the South and it was thought of by the women since it was not considered lady-like to drink alcohol..hehehe It was usually pears in whiskey though, no big tub of mixing. Never put it past a woman to find a way to get what she wants.
I love that!! Of course women figured this one out!! That’s awesome! And the men thought they were eating pears on their ice cream.. lol!
Oh we had yuckaflux as well…although we called it wap. I have a similar memory – or lack there of involving it as well. And very funny – we had our version of a beach party too. You’re right – thank goodness for friends looking out for each other. 🙂
Only a prairie girl would try to simulate the “beach” on grass between two apartment buildings.. desperate times called for desperate measures..
What an hilarious post. Oh yes I’m sure everyone has had great ideas like yours haha but could we ever be told otherwise at the time? Never!! Your daughters jellos are the prettiest shots I’ve seen that’s for sure!
You’re right.. I learned a few things the hard way! It’s so much harder watching it though.. aargh!! She did an awesome job!
hehehe, now that sounds like it’s going to be quite a party!
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It was.. They had tons of fun!
I like this wild side! I have a week of freedom, and I think you may have just taught me a lesson on fun! I will have to follow in suit.
We sometimes forget to have fun.. Have an awesome week!!!
I have never heard of Yukka Flux but it sound very much like Punch. I do remember sampling some way to alcoholic concoctions at parties back in my student days. I know for sure that there was never anything as pretty as your daughter’s BSD Jigglers on offer at any of the parties I went to.
I’m learning every country pretty much has the same thing (why wouldn’t they;) Thanks.. She had fun making them!
Yukka Flux huh? That’s new to me! And I’ll bet I’d love it. The jigglers are so pretty! I could use one or two right now 🙂
Have a great week Smidge!
If I made that now.. It would have very little vodka, I think.. And more fruit juices and fruit:)
haha how fun!! I haven’t had these since my uni days either 😉 brings back good memories.
My very favorite kind of Jello Jiggler! Once a month or so my girlfriends and I get together for some “therapy” and we indulge in these lovely little darlings in flavors of cucumber, ginger and sake. 🙂
Now those sound gourmet for sure!!
They do sound like particularly impressive flavors. I’ve wondered, when hearing about jello/jelly shots before, whether using sparkling wine or champagne would retain any of its fizz . . .
Hah – I was wondering if those were jello shots! I, perhaps, have had moments like yours, but I don’t remember them too well…probably a good thing – though I do remember the aftermath. 🙂 And I”ve never hear of Yukka Flux, though we had something very similar. Ahhhh, the good old days.
We’ve all had our shares of crazy, teen stuff, I guess 🙂 I loved your daughter’s jello jigglers! I drink very rare and only wine or champagne, but in University I’ve tried all of them drinks, funny or nasty 🙂
A funny apple and tree story.
Ohhhh good old Jell-O shots! I used to love Jell-O, but now I can’t eat it without gagging… pretty unfortunate, huh? Love how you call them jello jigglers though. Much more fun name. 😉
Oh, but they look so innocent! Haha, happy BSD to your daughter. I have seen many a facebook picture of this legendary day… 😉
Ohh this is great!!! I loveee jello jigglers. YUM!
Yukka juice parties are always dangerous. Been there-done that, however I do not have much recall about the incidents. Jello jigglers are a fun and cool way of bringing in a little spring- a little less dangerous. Just don’t mix up the kids version with the adult version. Have fun! BAM
Yep. She’s mommy’s girl, alright… 😉 You made me laugh – I saw “Bermuda Shorts” and “Jello Jigglers” and I thought “cellulite”… 😀
I love jigglers! Great post!
Have to say, I was on the same page with Spree thinking about bermuda’s and jiggly thighs… or muffin top in my case!
Last time I indulged in jello shots was celebrating my 40th- I made margarita jello cubes… they go down easy. And I’ll leave it at that.
Yes, looks like Cork and Spoon and I speak the same college language. Jungle Juice it was in my college days, too. I innocently tried a few pieces of fruit in the concoction. Oooh, yummy. Followed by, oh my word, why is this room spinning? Fun post, Smidge. I do love how you mix things up. 🙂
Hahaha.. yes.. the fruit is the dangerous part and now I know why. So glad to be in this place I am at right now!
Not my era, but I have heard of these, are they called jelly shoots as well? I have one searing memory of getting blind drunk, which I did just to see what it felt like, and it involved a large quantity of vodka and orange (the fruit theme again!) a brief period of feeling invincible, a saunter to the pub down the road, two pints of best bitter please barman, and falling down at my own front door (having returned home under the patron guardianship of the saint who looks after drunks) unable to put the key in the lock…. it was over thirty years ago… so forgive me if I shudder slightly at the thought of the jello 😀
Hahaha.. I forgot about that patron saint… maybe that’s who looked after me as well.. Have an awesome day!! 😀
Well now, these look like fun!
Hahaha… They were, for her!! Me.. One was enough, I’m a light-weight!
This was such a fun post! I, too, am new to the name Yukka Flux (an excellent one, I may say), though I’ve heard of Jungle Juice and a couple of other variants. And as you can see from my Tuesday post, I’m not above a lightweight Sangria offering, myself–though lately it tends to be more on the fruit-and-juice side with wine and not much hard liquor. Still, fruit is madly booze-friendly and a good macerated treat is almost never amiss. Especially in the safe BSD environs of good friends!! 🙂
They’re sweet.. I think the shooter would be cool to try.. maybe just one though;)