A Lemony Treat You Can Concoct in Summer and Tinker with All Winter
by Gabrielle Hamilton via nytimes.com
The parfaits themselves, gorgeous columns of sliver-thin layers that take time and attention to build, are for those of us who think a beach vacation is the best time to finally read “Anna Karenina” all the way through. For the keep-it-simple summer crew who will be several bloody marys in when they try this, there’s a fail-proof ratio for homemade gelatin too: Three tablespoons of plain gelatin will reliably set three cups of liquid.