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Jell-O: A Biography - The History and Mystery of America's Most Famous Dessert Paperback – October 31, 2001

by Carolyn Wyman (Author)
4.0 out of 5 stars 12 ratings
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The author of Spam: A Biography offers a close-up look at the history of this popular fruit-flavored dessert, describing its marketing and sales strategies, detailing such offbeat uses for the product as JELL-O shots and JELL-O wrestling, and present a variety of common and unusual recipes. Original. 60,000 first printing.
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  1. Print length
    146 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Mariner Books
  4. Publication date
    October 31, 2001
  5. Dimensions
    8 x 0.5 x 8 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    0156011239
  7. ISBN-13
    978-0156011235
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PRAISE FOR SPAM: A BIOGRAPHY
"Syndicated newspaper columnist Carolyn Wyman's witty, extensively illustrated
overview playfully mixes Spam's history with examples of its use and abuse. . . .
Bottom line: Unexpectedly tasty dish."-People
"An affectionate tribute to the mushy, pink concoction of pork and ham that has
been slithering onto dinner tables around the world."-Los Angeles Times
"Wyman is the perfect biographer for Spam, never losing her ability
to write tongue-in-cheek."-San Francisco Examiner

About the Author

Carolyn Wyman is the author of Spam: A Biography, I'm a Spam Fan, and The Kitchen Sink Cookbook. She has written for several trade magazines and national publications, such as the Boston Globe, the Christian Science Monitor, and the New York Times. For over ten years her weekly column, "Supermarket Sampler," a review of new food products syndicated by Universal Press, has appeared in more than one hundred newspapers across the country. Wyman lives in Middletown, Connecticut.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Mariner Books
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 31, 2001
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 146 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0156011239
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0156011235
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 12.8 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8 x 0.5 x 8 inches
  • Best Sellers Rank: #1,952,381 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.0 out of 5 stars 12 ratings

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Carolyn Wyman is the author of eight books about America's favorite lowbrow foods, including "The Great American Chocolate Chip Cookie Book," "Better Than Homemade," "Spam: A Biography," "Jell-O: A Biography" and "The Great Philly Cheesesteak Book." The latter exploited her knowledge of food in her hometown of Philadelphia, which she also shared in more than a decade as owner/operator of the Taste of Philly Food Tour at Reading Terminal Market. She returns to her R.I. junk food roots in her latest "greatest," 2023's "The Great Clam Cake and Fritter Guide."

Her nationally syndicated Supermarket Sampler column appeared in newspapers across the country for more than 20 years. She has also written for Thrillist, BuzzFeed, the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, the Philadelphia Inquirer and the Boston Globe.

She has discussed the Keebler Elves on NPR’s Morning Edition, fed her famous "clothes dryer shrimp" dish to comedienne Rosie O’Donnell, fooled no one on the syndicated game shows I've Got a Secret and To Tell the Truth (her seriousness about bad-for-you eats being so evident) and once appeared in the National Examiner tabloid sitting in a shopping cart full of groceries. Learn more at carolynwyman.com.

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  • CAROLYN J. BORCHARDT
    5.0 out of 5 stars JELL-O biography
    Reviewed in the United States on July 25, 2010
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    I have not read this book yet. It is a paperback in used but good condition. This is not a recipe book but instead a look at the history of JELL-o products, and the influence they had on everyday families, TV shows, advertising, and so on. It looks like it will be very interesting. I plan to use it to write my lesson on JELL-O for my antiques club.
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  • Tlb
    5.0 out of 5 stars Jello
    Reviewed in the United States on September 20, 2018
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    Fascinating book on jello.
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    3.0 out of 5 stars A basic starting point.
    Reviewed in the United States on July 14, 2016
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    A good source for basic and anecdotal facts but not much depth to the presentation. Found some facts unverifiable.
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  • Erica Friedman
    5.0 out of 5 stars As fun as Jell-O itself
    Reviewed in the United States on September 1, 2012
    Jell-O is refreshment, not nutrition and Caroline Wyman understands the difference. Her book is colorful, tasty and refreshing, with good and bad childhood memories in a parfait of media.

    Excellent book that gave us loads of smiles. Fun to read out loud, and fun to share. Get "JELL-O: A Biography" today!
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  • andy8047
    5.0 out of 5 stars A must for Jell-O lovers
    Reviewed in the United States on June 19, 2004
    After 107 years on the market,Jell-O gelatin continues to sell well in many parts of the world. Thirty thousand boxes are sold every nine seconds in the United States according to kraftfoods.com(the company that owns the trademark brand). This book is filled with various recipes involving Jell-O gelatin and pudding mix. In 1939,Jell-O pudding debuted in three flavors:vanilla,chocolate and butterscotch. Today,there are fifteen. The others are lemon,pistachio,french vanilla,banana cream,coconut cream,devil's food,chocolate fudge,white chocolate,cheesecake,chocolate cherry,chocolate mint and cookies and cream(white chocolate with bits of Nabisco Oreo cookies). The 18 gelatin flavors are cherry,strawberry,raspberry,orange,lemon,lime,cranberry,black cherry,berry blue,wild strawberry,mixed fruit,peach,apricot,island pineapple,grape,mango,strawberry banana and strawberry kiwi. Comedian Bill Cosby has endorsed the brand since 1974,starting with only the pudding. In 1987 he began endorsing the gelatin. Today he endorses every Jell-O item including the Smoothie Snacks(fruit and milk medleys) available in 3 flavors:peach mango,strawberry banana and mixed berry. The late Roy Rogers and the late Kate Smith previously endorsed the pudding and previous spokesmen for the gelatin include the late Jack Benny and Andy Griffith. Cosby,the longest-tenured spokesman,has done a multitude of commercials and print ads for the brand. Cosby said in a 1987 commercial for the gelatin,"You can't be a kid without it.". There are about 200 different Jell-O items on the market today. The gelatin inventor's wife came up with the name Jell-O. Today's Jell-O slogan is "because it's magic".
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  • Jell-O Fanatic
    5.0 out of 5 stars Just plain fun!
    Reviewed in the United States on December 15, 2001
    Filled with TONS of interesting (and hilarious) info about Jell-O. A real riot!
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  • Eoghan Nolan
    3.0 out of 5 stars Let down by production values
    Reviewed in the United States on January 7, 2007
    This is book is fun and informative. I bought it some time ago along with its companion volume 'Spam'. Both are awkward, square books that are too wide for any average shelf- but that's not the real production problem. It lies instead in the quality of the paperstock used in the cover which is too light and cheap- subsequently both books have curling covers which takes away from them. The embossed inks and raised fonts are attractive but they simply need better stock to carry them. Get it right in the next edition and charge 50 cents more if necessary!
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