Archival Anecdotes: From gelatin to Jell-O
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This 1909 Jell-O recipe book was donated to the Eddy County Museum by Mrs. George (Anna) Brown. The flavors available at this time were strawberry, raspberry, lemon, orange, cherry, peach and chocolate.
Jell-O had me stumped as a child. It was as refreshing as liquid and solid enough to suspend banana slices. Eventually I asked my grandma, because if anyone knew anything about the Jell-O's state of matter it would be her. She said, "It's more like plasma or bone marrow."
At that point, I tried to swear off the jiggly sweet stuff, but such efforts only lasted until the next family gathering....
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