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If it wasn't for a friend of mine who already used this product, i probably would of tossed it in the garbage after trying to use it the way the instructions suggest after the first time. So to help out anyone else, i'll post how i make jello here. I'll give you a quick recipe that i use to make cranberry juice jello. 2 cups juice (i use lakewood cranberry juice, but you can use any kind of clear juice you want). 2 tablespoons of great lakes gelatin sugar to taste a 3(or 4) cup pyrex container (a square or rectangular shaped one for the mold) a 2 cup pyrex measuring cup (for blooming the gelatin and measuring). i start off by mixing 1 cup of COLD juice with the 2 tablespoons of gelatin in the measuring cup. keep mixing till all the gelatin has been mixed with the juice, don't leave any chunks. then let sit for 5 mins. This will bloom the gelatin. After the 5 mins, dump the cup of juice/gelatin into the square pyrex dish, and then clean your measuring cup, then pour another cup of juice into your measuring cup. I then microwave this cup for 2 minutes (maybe another minute after i test it) then take it out to measure the temperature. you want to try to get the liquid around 160F degrees. (should be pretty hot to the touch) then i mix in the sugar to taste, then add the hot liquid to the cold, and mix it. it should all be clear after you mix them together, and then i leave it sit on the counter for a few minutes, then put it in the fridge. It takes a few hours to harden. when i first tried to make this, i thought it was like other jello, where you mix it in with hot liquids.. which is a bad idea.. since you'll wind up with a wad of glue stuck onto your spoon. Then i tried to just mix it with cold water like the instructions said, but this never solidified. It turns out you have to mix with cold water, then apply hot water afterwards to activate it to harden. i hope this helps someone. ************* Update ***************** here is a marshmallow recipe: 2 cups Sugar 2 tablespoon Vanilla Extract 3 tablespoons Gelatin (Great Lakes) 1 cup Water Coconut Oil directions: mix 1/2 cup of water and 3 tbls. gelatin, let bloom for 20 minutes. grease pyrex dish with coconut oil, and refrigerate to chill place 2 cups of sugar in a pot with 1/2 cup of water. mix, and bring to boil. heat sugar till it hits 245F. using a kitchenaid mixer, add gelatin mixture to mixer bowl. (use wisk attachment.) slowly add the sugar into the mixer on low speed. once all sugar is added, increase to top speed. Keep mixing for 5 minutes (until it becomes marshmallowy!) at this point, add your vanilla or other flavorings. quickly pour marshmallow into pyrex bowl, and let sit for several hours. optional: after it has sat, you can cut into squares and roll in powdered sugar (and cornstarch optional). for chocolate marshmallows, i just use 2 tablespoons of chocolate extract, and 4 tablespoons of cocoa powder. Then powder it with a mix of cocoa powder and sugar. sometimes i use coconut extract and use coconut flakes on the outside.