3 . The Jelly Mould (Big Feelings)

3 . The Jelly Mould (Revised)

Or the jelly mould — wibbly, wobbly, too wet to firm, won’t come out, pooling at the sides, stuck for good, frozen too close, placed too close to the evaporator at the back of the fridge, ice‑burned, burned, refusing to leave the mould, and then — splat — all the work undone, firm or wet, leaving you wondering why it’s always looked so easy, tricked into believing it was ready.

 

Or the jelly mould — wibbly, wobbly, too wet to firm, won’t come out, pooling at the sides, stuck for good, frozen too close, placed too close to the evaporator at the back of the fridge, ice‑burned, burned, refusing to leave the mould, and then — splat — all the work undone, firm or wet, leaving you wondering why it’s always looked so easy, tricked into believing it was ready.

 

Or the jelly mould — wibbly, wobbly, too wet to firm, won’t come out, pooling at the sides, stuck for good, frozen too close, placed too close to the evaporator at the back of the fridge, ice‑burned, burned, refusing to leave the mould, and then — splat — all the work undone, firm or wet, leaving you wondering why it’s always looked so easy, tricked into believing it was ready.

 

Or the jelly mould — wibbly, wobbly, too wet to firm, won’t come out, pooling at the sides, stuck for good, frozen too close, placed too close to the evaporator at the back of the fridge, ice‑burned, burned, refusing to leave the mould, and then — splat — all the work undone, firm or wet, leaving you wondering why it’s always looked so easy, tricked into believing it was ready.

 

Or the jelly mould — wibbly, wobbly, too wet to firm, won’t come out, pooling at the sides, stuck for good, frozen too close, placed too close to the evaporator at the back of the fridge, ice‑burned, burned, refusing to leave the mould, and then — splat — all the work undone, firm or wet, leaving you wondering why it’s always looked so easy, tricked into believing it was ready.

 

Or the jelly mould — wibbly, wobbly, too wet to firm, won’t come out, pooling at the sides, stuck for good, frozen too close, placed too close to the evaporator at the back of the fridge, ice‑burned, burned, refusing to leave the mould, and then — splat — all the work undone, firm or wet, leaving you wondering why it’s always looked so easy, tricked into believing it was ready.