Editing Jell-O (section)

==In culture==
Jell-O is mentioned in the 1936 popular song "[[A Fine Romance (song)|A Fine Romance]]"  by [[Dorothy Fields]] (with music by [[Jerome Kern]]), where it is humorously referred to as a mundane alternative to the excitement of romantic love.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Furia|first1=Philip|last2=Patterson|first2=Laurie|title=The Songs of Hollywood|date=2010|publisher=Oxford University Press|isbn=9780199792665|page=[https://archive.org/details/songsofhollywood0000furi/page/98 98]|url=https://archive.org/details/songsofhollywood0000furi|url-access=registration|quote=A Fine Romance song jello.|access-date=February 16, 2018}}</ref> In 1980, the American composer [[William Bolcom]] wrote a popular humorous song about Jell-O, "[[Lime Jello Marshmallow Cottage Cheese Surprise]]", satirising its use in combined sweet and savory dishes such as [[Jello salad]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Bolcom|first1=William|last2=Morris|first2=Joan|title=Lime jello marshmallow cottage cheese surprise|url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/80930501?selectedversion=NBD46882065|publisher=Melville, N.Y. : E.B. Marks Music Corp|access-date=February 16, 2018|date=1980|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180217024541/https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/80930501?selectedversion=NBD46882065|archive-date=February 17, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="forstie">{{cite web|last1=Forstie|first1=Clare|title=From Rosy to Regrettable: Mixed Nostalgia and the Meanings of Jell-O Salad|url=http://digest.champlain.edu/vol1/article1_2.html|website=Digest: A Journal of Foodways and Culture|publisher=American Folklore Society|access-date=February 16, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180216145044/http://digest.champlain.edu/vol1/article1_2.html|archive-date=February 16, 2018|date=2012|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 1992, Ivette Bassa won the second ever [[Ig Nobel Prize]] in chemistry for inventing blue Jell-O.<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=The Tech|url=http://tech.mit.edu/V112/N47/ignobel.47n.html|date=October 6, 1992|title=Second Ig Nobel Ceremony Held|first=Eric |last=Richard|access-date=October 14, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111224052047/http://tech.mit.edu/V112/N47/ignobel.47n.html|archive-date=December 24, 2011|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|newspaper=Harvard Crimson|title=Ig Nobel Tickets Go on Sale:Awards Ceremony Set to Honor Unusual Achievements|date=September 25, 1995|first=Jonathan N. |last=Axelrod}}</ref>

The rock group [[Green Jellÿ]] was originally named Green Jellö, but had to change their name due to a lawsuit by Kraft Foods which claimed that the band was infringing the trademark for Jell-O.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Herbert |first1=Geoff |title='World's worst band' Green Jellÿ to perform St. Patrick's Day concert in Syracuse |url=https://www.syracuse.com/entertainment/2020/02/worlds-worst-band-green-jelly-to-perform-st-patricks-day-concert-in-syracuse.html |access-date=January 19, 2021 |work=Syracuse.com |date=February 14, 2020 |archive-date=November 25, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201125225313/https://www.syracuse.com/entertainment/2020/02/worlds-worst-band-green-jelly-to-perform-st-patricks-day-concert-in-syracuse.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

===Mormonism===
Jell-O is especially popular among [[Mormons]], so much so that the [[Mormon Corridor]] region is nicknamed the ''Jell-O Belt''.<ref>
{{cite news |first= Michael Alison |last= Chandler |title= Big-Screen Religion |url= https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/01/25/AR2006012502320_pf.html |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |date= January 26, 2006 |quote= [...] the Jell-O Belt (the self-referential term for Utah and Idaho, home to large Mormon families that consider the colorful gelatin a staple food for dinner and church socials)[.] |access-date= December 12, 2017 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20161022062102/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/01/25/AR2006012502320_pf.html |archive-date= October 22, 2016 |url-status= live }}
</ref><ref>{{cite news |last= Crump |first= Steve |title= Don't ask me. Getting jiggly outside the Jell-O Belt |newspaper= [[Times-News (Idaho)|The Twin Falls Idaho Times-News]] |date= March 21, 2004 |page= B01 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Snider |first=Eric D. |date=August 17, 2003 |title=Locally produced film headed to 6 festivals |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-herald-locally-produced-film-h/169821690/ |access-date=2025-04-08 |newspaper=[[Provo Daily Herald]] |page=B1 |via=[[Newspapers.com]] |quote='A film that was locally produced will find an audience beyond the Jell-O Belt [...]'}}</ref><ref>
{{cite news |first= Carole |last= Mikita |title= Mormon Moviemakers: The Sequel |date= November 17, 2003 |publisher= [[KSL-TV]] }} Reprinted at [http://www.ldsfilm.com/SS/SaintsAndSoldiers4.html ldsfilm.com entry] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120218141910/http://www.ldsfilm.com/SS/SaintsAndSoldiers4.html |date=February 18, 2012 }} for ''[[Saints and Soldiers]]''.
</ref><ref>{{cite news |author= Editorial board |title= Does Jell-O belong at Legislature |url= http://www.heraldextra.com/news/opinion/article_f2ab02c4-270c-5472-a8bf-514b437219a1.html |date= February 1, 2001 |newspaper= [[Provo Daily Herald]] |access-date= August 17, 2012 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160327133136/http://www.heraldextra.com/news/opinion/article_f2ab02c4-270c-5472-a8bf-514b437219a1.html |archive-date= March 27, 2016 |url-status= live}}</ref>  Jell-O was recognized in 2001 as "a favorite snack food of Utah" by the Utah Senate,<ref>{{cite web |year=2001 |title=Resolution Urging Jell-O® Recognition |url=http://www.le.state.ut.us/~2001/bills/sbillenr/SR0005.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170204050540/http://www.le.state.ut.us/~2001/bills/sbillenr/SR0005.htm |archive-date=February 4, 2017 |access-date=October 27, 2014 |publisher=Utah State Legislature}}</ref> observing that Utah had had the highest per-capita consumption of Jell-O for many years, and how citizens of Utah had rallied to "Take Back the Title" after [[Des Moines, Iowa]], exceeded Utah in Jell-O consumption in 1999.<ref name="Resolution">{{cite web |title=Utah Legislature SR0005 |url=http://www.le.state.ut.us/~2001/bills/sbillenr/SR0005.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150920041527/http://www.le.state.ut.us/~2001/bills/sbillenr/SR0005.htm |archive-date=September 20, 2015 |access-date=August 12, 2015 }}</ref> The culture of Utah, petitions by Utahns, and campaigning by students of [[Brigham Young University]] were also mentioned as reasons for recognizing Jell-O.<ref name= Resolution /> [[Bill Cosby]], longtime spokesperson for the Jell-O brand, appeared before the Utah Legislature in support of the resolution. "He told the assembly that he believes the reason people in Utah love Jell-O is that the snack is perfect for families – and the people of Utah are all about family."<ref>{{cite news |first= Brett |last= Merritt |title= The pudding Papa: Jell-O pitchman Bill Cosby jiggles onto the stage at Abravanel Hall |url= http://www.heraldextra.com/entertainment/article_09897356-c302-5534-82ba-17a33a832601.html |archive-url= https://archive.today/20130125050735/http://www.heraldextra.com/entertainment/article_09897356-c302-5534-82ba-17a33a832601.html |url-status= dead |archive-date= January 25, 2013 |date= October 16, 2003 |newspaper= [[Provo Daily Herald]] }}</ref>

The stereotype of Mormons loving Jell-O does not have a long history. Media reports in 1969 and 1988 on foods popular among Mormons or in Utah make no mention of Jell-O, and a 1988 article mentions Jell-O as a [[Lutheranism|Lutheran]] tradition. In the late 1980s, Jell-O had a marketing campaign promoting the snack and its Jigglers recipe as fun for children and easy for parents, which played well among family-oriented Mormons.<ref>{{cite web |last=Spackman |first=Christy |date=August 17, 2012 |title=Why Do We Associate Jell-O With Utah and Mormonism? |url=https://slate.com/human-interest/2012/08/jell-o-and-mormonism-the-stereotypes-surprising-origins.html |access-date=May 5, 2022 |website=Slate Magazine |archive-date=May 5, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220505192938/https://slate.com/human-interest/2012/08/jell-o-and-mormonism-the-stereotypes-surprising-origins.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In 1997, [[Kraft Foods|Kraft]] released sales figures revealing [[Salt Lake City]] to have the highest per-capita Jell-O consumption.<ref name=slate/>