Colossus Cola Bottle: the archived recipe

Condensed from the original account by Tim, Liz, Mark and Anya, published 2006-05-05. The quantities and method are the contributors’; this is not a new kitchen test.

Ingredients recorded

A family share bottle of cola, £1.25, for 125 cl of liquid and the mould

Lemonade, 99p, for 350ml

Vege Gel, £2.50: two packets for the cola and one sachet for the lemonade

The Vege Gel is counted in packets and sachets as the account gives it, with no weight. The ingredients cost £1.25, 99p and £2.50; the makers started at 10.30 at night on a Bank Holiday Sunday.

Method recorded

Pour 125 cl of cola into a pan and add two packets of Vege Gel.

Bring the mixture to the boil, then allow it to cool for 10 mins and taste it.

Cut the screw-top section off the empty plastic bottle for easy pouring and pour the cola mixture into the mould.

Let the cola jelly set in the fridge for an hour or so.

Repeat with 350ml of lemonade to one sachet of Vege Gel, and pour the lemonade mixture into the mould on top of the cola once it has cooled.

Leave to set overnight in the fridge.

Carefully cut the bottle mould in half with a Stanley knife, keeping the mould held together, and run a sharp knife between the two halves to split the jelly.

Gently lay one half on some tin foil.

The original account

Family share bottle of cola – £1.25
Lemonade – 99p
Vege Gel – £2.50

Four adults deciding at 10.30 at night to make a Colossus Cola bottle –
– PRICELESS

Picture the scene….its Bank Holiday Sunday, a meal has ensued and several hours of drinking and frivolity has resulted in a mention of Pimp That Snack. Four friends are on a mission…

After much discussion the consensus is to pimp a cola bottle. This has been discussed in many forums, cogitated over and considered, but now is the time to prove the doubters wrong, a giant cola bottle can be made – oh yes, we’ve worked out how!

We have moved from melting together a thousand cola bottles, creating a mould from cardboard, wood (yes wood!) and then finally the family share cola bottle.

A late night trip to the open all hours off license and a rummage around the pantry to discover vege gel and we are all set…

Bottle of Coca-Cola, R Whites lemonade and two Vege-Gel sachets in a pan on the hob

First step – work our quantities – 125 cl liquid to two packet of vege gel, poured said amount of coke into pan and added vege gel

Tipping a Vege-Gel sachet into a pan of dark cola being stirred with a wooden spoon

Brought mixture to boil, then allow to cool for 10 mins… the essential taste test is made, and yes it tastes SWWWWEEEEET…then pour into mould, after cutting screw top section of empty plastic bottle off first to allow for easy pouring. (Warning – ideally this should not be done by the bloke who has had the most to drink!)

Pouring dark cola jelly from a jug into a plastic bottle propped up in the sink

Let the cola jelly set in fridge for an hour or so – sit back, relax and just enough time to type up the event of the year.

Once set repeat with lemonade, 350ml to one sachet vege gel and repeat process, pouring lemonade mixture into mould on top of cola (once cooled).

Topping the plastic bottle mould up with more cola jelly from a jug on the worktop

Leave to set over night in the fridge

Next morning the person with the smallest hangover again wields the Stanley knife and carefully cuts the bottle mould in half (dodgy flowery tray not essential) but keep the bottle mould held together and run a sharp knife in between the two halfs to split the jelly.

Slicing the plastic bottle away with a craft knife to release the set jelly inside

Gently lay one half on some tin foil

Et voila the Colossus Cola Bottle is born

The set jelly bottle lying on foil beside a row of normal-sized cola bottle sweets

Colossus Cola Bottle

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