![]() ![]() ![]() In 1974, it was sold with the notion that the gelatin would "set in 15 minutes." Now we are used to varieties like sugar-free, Jigglers, and X-treme flavors. As everyone's lives got busier, the Jell-O innovators thought it important to reduce the preparation time. ![]() Strawberry arrived at Jell-O's inception and cherry soon followed in 1903. Over the years flavors came and flavors went. That may have been aided by Woodward's clever use of advertising in Ladies Home Journal. Sure, back then that was a lot of money, but little did Wait know that sales of Jell-O would reach the $250,000 mark in three short years. Woodward of the Gennesse Pure Food Company in 1899 for a mere $450. It was Wait's wife, May, who coined the name Jell-O. But we all know, behind every successful man there is a woman. Wait adapted Peter Cooper's 1845 patent for gelatin dessert. ![]() In 1895, a cough syrup maker by the name of Pearl B. No doubt, Cracker Jack is good enough to eat even without the bonus tattoo or riddles, but we'd sure miss the fun of digging for the surprise.įun Fact: Why did the iconic sailor Jack become the brand's mascot? No factual evidence could be found, but it's said the seaman's pal pup, Bingo, was based on a stray dog named Russell who had been adopted by Eckstein.īite of History: It's no wonder that cough syrup and Jell-O share similar flavorings. In 1912 the company introduced tiny toys into every box. Cracker Jack was reported to be sold at ballgames as early as 1866 and at a Major League park in 1907. In order to maintain freshness they added a wax-sealed package, an invention of Henry Gottlieb Eckstein, who became co-owner in 1902.Ī baseball game just wouldn't be the same without Cracker Jack, right? Well you can thank Jack Norworth who wrote the lyrics to "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" in 1908. trademarked the name and thus a brand was born. According to Frito-Lay, upon tasting the treat a salesman exclaimed, "That's cracker jack!" Being a shrewd businessman, F.W. Lewis and Frederick William, aka F.W., Rueckheim were responsible for the treat, but not for its clever name. In 1921, Nabisco dropped the "Biscuit" from the name and changed it, more appropriately, to the "Oreo Sandwich." It morphed to the "Oreo Creme Sandwich" by 1948 and today, it's marketed as the "Oreo Chocolate Sandwich Cookie." Whatever Nabisco wants to name it, and however they want to jazz it up - Mini Oreos, Double Delight, Milk Chocolate Covered Mint Oreos - we'll always know them as "America's Favorite Cookie."įun Fact: Since its introduction, Nabisco has produced nearly 500 billion Oreos all around the world.īite of History: Chicagoans were the first to get a taste of the sweet and salty combination of peanuts, molasses, and popcorn at the 1893 Chicago World's Fair. Various iterations of the Oreo were introduced over the last century, from a lemon-cream variety in the 1920s to Double and even Triple Stuf Oreos more recently. It soon became clear that the Oreo was the star of the bunch, and the other two treats became a matter of historical record. The Oreo was packaged as part of the Trio: the Mother Goose, the Veronese, and the Oreo Biscuit. Bite of History: This dunkable delight debuted in the spring of 1912 by the National Biscuit Company (now known as Nabisco and owned by Kraft). ![]()
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