Jell-O

Jell-O is a brand name for a dessert. It is known for a number of gelatin desserts, such as fruit gels, puddings, and unbaked cream pies. including fruit gels, puddings and no-bake cream pies.

Description

Green Jell-O

Jell-O is sold as all prepared (ready to eat) or in powder form, and it is has many different colors and flavors. The powder has powdered gelatin, sugar, and artificial sweeteners. It is melted into hot water, and then chilled and eaten. Sometimes other ingredients are added to make them taste better. Jell-O must be put in a refrigerator until it is served, and usually eaten with a spoon.

There are also pudding and pie under the Jell-O brand. To make pudding, they are cooked on the stove with milk, then eaten.

Though the word Jell-O is a name brand, it is commonly used in the United States as a generic name for all gelatin products.

Jell-O Media

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  No Dessert More Attractive (Jell-O ad,1904)

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  "America's Most Famous Dessert", 1910s advertisement

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  Quick, Easy Jell-O Wonder Dishes, Jell-O Cookbook of 1930

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  Kitchen Chemistry savory jello

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  The original Jell-O Factory in Le Roy, New York, pictured in 2014

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  A tray of jello shots prior to refrigeration * Green: Tequila and lime jello * Brown: Whisky and lemon jello * Red: Rum and strawberry jello

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  Jell-O Museum in LeRoy, New York

Other websites

• Official Kraft Jell-o website
• Upstate, Where It Was First Made, Unwavering Devotion to Jell-O New York Times May 4, 2008
• Thoughts on Jell-O With Antioxidants Archived 2010-04-24 at the Wayback Machine