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Invented in 1897, Jello immediately worked its way into the hearts and the

stomachs of America. In Warren P, sickness and health, from Greek houses to inflatable pools,

Jello was there. Here to tell the story is Simon Whistler from the Today I Found out YouTube

channel and its sister, The Brain Food Show podcast.

Let's take a listen.

For over a century, Jello has been a part of American culture, and according to a 1904 edition

of the Ladies' Home Journal, America's favorite dessert.

Conveniently enough, named such in an advertisement paid for by Jello before anyone was really

buying it at all.

Of that said, ever since then, it really has been one of the most popular desserts in America.

The story of this fruit-flavored gelatin-based icon includes good old-fashioned American ingenuity, brilliant

marketing, and a wobbly start.

Gelatin, the main ingredient in Jello, has been an after-dinner delicacy for the wealthy

dating all the way back to at least the 15th century.

The tasteless odulous protein is made by extracting collagen found in connective animal

tissues from boiled bones of animals, usually from cows and pigs.

It was, and still is, a time-consuming task to make gelatin.

During the Victorian age, gelatin was extracted by boiling cow or pig hooves in a giant

kettle for several hours.

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