Coffee Jello and a Question about Knox

I found the simplest recipe for coffee jello.

1 cup of boiling water
1 cup of cold coffee
1 envelope of Knox Gelatin

The result isn't a total failure but I can't seem to get the gelatin stable enough for cubing though. I do notice that if I try to dissolve the gelatin while the water is still hot, there's always a big globule of gelatin swirling around in the bowl.

Should I dissolve the gelatin while the water is on the stove? Any ideas on what I can do to present it as those neat little cubes?

sassandgroove said:

why do you want coffee jello?

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It's a New England thing, apparently.

Marlys said:

Maybe this will help.

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Ah, bingo.

chompers said:

I don't normally use Knox, but I think you're supposed to dissolve it before the liquid is hot. So I think mix it in the cold coffee before mixing into the hot water? And add more gelatin if you want it firmer.

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I'll try it tonight with the candy cane coffee and let everyone know how it went. (If I die in a gelatin related explosion, remember me as firm but bouncy)