17 Facts About Jell-O

Jell-O is an American brand name offering a variety of powdered gelatin dessert, pudding, and no-bake cream pie mixes.

Jell-O is sold prepared, or in powder form, and is available in various colors and flavors.

Ordinary Jell-O pudding is cooked on the stove top then eaten warm or chilled, whereas Jell-O instant pudding is mixed with cold milk and chilled; it sets up without cooking.

Various elements were key to Jell-O becoming a mainstream product: new technologies, such as refrigeration, powdered gelatin and machine packaging, home economics classes, and the company's marketing.

In 1923, the newly rechristened Jell-O Company launched "D-Zerta", an artificially sweetened version of Jell-O.

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In 1934, sponsorship from Jell-O made comedian Jack Benny the dessert's spokesperson.

Until 1987, Jell-O 1•2•3 was readily found in grocery stores throughout most of the United States, but the dessert is rare.

In 1964, the slogan "There's always room for Jell-O" was introduced, promoting the product as a "light dessert" that could easily be consumed even after a heavy meal.

The marketing team revisited the Jell-O recipes published in past cookbooks and rediscovered Jigglers, although the original recipe did not use that name.

Jell-O launched a massive marketing campaign, notably featuring Bill Cosby as spokesman.

Jell-O is used as a substantial ingredient in a well-known dessert, a "Jell-O mold" the preparation of which requires a mold designed to hold gelatin, and the depositing of small quantities of chopped fruit, nuts, and other ingredients before it hardens to its typical form.

The alcohol in Jell-O shots is contained within the Jell-O, so the body absorbs it more slowly, causing people to underestimate how much alcohol they have consumed.

American singer-songwriter Tom Lehrer claims to have invented the Jell-O shot in the 1950s to circumvent restrictions on alcoholic beverages at the army base where he was stationed.

Jell-O was manufactured here until General Foods closed the plant in 1964 and relocated manufacturing to Dover, Delaware.

Jell-O is mentioned in the 1936 popular song "A Fine Romance" by Dorothy Fields, where it is humorously referred to as a mundane alternative to the excitement of romantic love.

Jell-O is especially popular among Mormons, so much so that the Mormon Corridor region is nicknamed the Jell-O Belt.

Bill Cosby, longtime spokesperson for the Jell-O brand, appeared before the Utah Legislature in support of the resolution.