Jellophile

the Jellomaniac's Manual

Volume 5-C - History and Anecdotes

Rev. 02-Apr-1997

This is Volume 5-C - History and Anecdotes.

History and Anecdotes

"How did people back then get the Jell-o to set?? Did they have refrigerators back then?? If they used iceboxes, where did they get ice in August??"

From the time that Jell-O was first introduced in the late 1800's until about 1924, it was made with boiling water and then left on the sink to cool. Gelatin does not need refrigeration nor ice cubes to set; it's just helpful if one wants to eat it sooner! By 1924 it was advertised that Jell-O could be "cooled quickly by dissolving a package in one-half pint of boiling water and then adding one-half pint of ice water and setting it in cracked ice."

Blocks of ice were kept in an "icebox" and chips were knocked off with an ice pick! Ice was delivered to homes year round. It was also common to prepare it by whipping it with a beater after it started to thicken. Hopes this helps!

The Jell-O Lady

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