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Step 5Decorate
Here's where it gets really interesting. Rather than using candy which would be very tough to cut through I recommend canned or fresh fruit. Try to avoid fruits that will bleed colour like maraschino cherries or beets. I also don't recommend jello as I found that it had a tendency to melt when the fresh jello was added.
From the very beginning I decided that the tentacle would have bone running down the centre so that the slices would look like a cartoon steak. Making these multi-joined like a spine I thought would look interesting. To make the bones I tried to cut cylindrical pieces of canned pear, but this was extremely difficult and I should have gone with a more pear friendly shape. It's your alien after all, it can look however you like.
I wanted a contrasting colour and thought yellow peaches would look good. While I think the colour stood out well I wasn't ecstatic about the rectangular cross-section. I didn't have a good story for the yellow lines, maybe they were veins, or maybe nerves?
For suckers on the bottom of the tentacle I used red grapes cut into rounds, which I think turned out really well. I should have made the jello a little bit lighter though so that they'd be more visible.
When the first layer was completely set (1-2 hours) I arranged the pear and peach pieces on top of it. Remember the extra jello in the fridge? Once all your pieces are arranged melt some of it in the microwave (keep an eye on it this is very quick) and spoon it carefully over everything. This will hold everything in place as the fruit has a tendency to float out of place. Allow this coating to set in the fridge before covering with a second batch of jello, prepared as the first. When the second layer was set I arranged the grapes on it and covered them with a thin coating of jello just as with the peaches and pears.
From the very beginning I decided that the tentacle would have bone running down the centre so that the slices would look like a cartoon steak. Making these multi-joined like a spine I thought would look interesting. To make the bones I tried to cut cylindrical pieces of canned pear, but this was extremely difficult and I should have gone with a more pear friendly shape. It's your alien after all, it can look however you like.
I wanted a contrasting colour and thought yellow peaches would look good. While I think the colour stood out well I wasn't ecstatic about the rectangular cross-section. I didn't have a good story for the yellow lines, maybe they were veins, or maybe nerves?
For suckers on the bottom of the tentacle I used red grapes cut into rounds, which I think turned out really well. I should have made the jello a little bit lighter though so that they'd be more visible.
When the first layer was completely set (1-2 hours) I arranged the pear and peach pieces on top of it. Remember the extra jello in the fridge? Once all your pieces are arranged melt some of it in the microwave (keep an eye on it this is very quick) and spoon it carefully over everything. This will hold everything in place as the fruit has a tendency to float out of place. Allow this coating to set in the fridge before covering with a second batch of jello, prepared as the first. When the second layer was set I arranged the grapes on it and covered them with a thin coating of jello just as with the peaches and pears.
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