Thoughtful Foods

• Pour water into a saucepan, sprinkle the agar-agar powder over the surface and bring slowly to the boil.
• Boil until agar-agar dissolves, 5-10 minutes.
• Add sugar and stir over heat until it dissolves.
• Remove from heat, pour 2 cups of the jelly into a bowl, color pink with red coloring and flavour with rose essence.
• Pour into a glass bowl rinsed with cold water.
• Keep remaining jelly warm in a pan of hot water.
• Refrigerate pink jelly.
• As soon as the first layer sets (this takes only a few minutes), pour 2 cups agar mixture into the bowl and flavour with vanilla.
• Pour gently over the first layer and chill.
• Repeat with remaining jelly, colour pale green and flavour with almond essence.
• Chill before serving.
• If you don't have a fridge, agar jelly will set at around 27^oC (80^oF).
  

Alternatively you can replace the water with fruit juice and reduce the sugar.