Sangria Gelatin

My maternal grandmother almost never cooked, a rarity for women in her generation. She had a full-time job working in child-welfare services and spent any free time she had in nature, fishing, camping, or hiking. She did have one “secret” recipe that she used to make for me when I was young—whenever she made Jell-O, she would use ginger ale instead of water. It may be partly nostalgia, but I love the way this method gives the finished dessert a bit of extra sweetness and a mild gingery note