Was it ever really a thing? I've been here since 2008 and have yet to eat Jello or been served Jello at a dinner

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Jul 25, 2024
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Is jello still a thing in Utah?

Florwood

Jul 25, 10:36am

Was it ever really a thing? I've been here since 2008 and have yet to eat Jello or been served Jello at a dinner

P-Boy Squad

Jul 25, 10:38am

I think it's still popular at Chuck a Rama, probably more nostalgia.

Florwood

Jul 25, 10:42am

you have a very limited view of "ever"

Czar-castic

Jul 25, 10:50am

Yep. Got served Jell-O a lot in my mission (Provo)

OldFogey

Jul 25, 10:51am

Same. I was in Ogden. Mid-90s. Jello with suspended fruit was a regular

Jay Rick

Jul 25, 11:07am

Yeah it was. I recall 30 yrs ago seeing Jello exec on TV who said Utah was tops

Forzaitalia

Jul 25, 11:30am

I don't think Jello is really a thing anywhere like it used to be. The only

Russell Feathers

Jul 25, 10:39am

We went to a barbecue last night and there was a jello salad like you described

fredgarvin

Jul 25, 10:43am

I think it’s still around….

DizzyDean

Jul 25, 10:41am

We make finger jello a couple times a year. The in-laws make triffle

bluesloth

Jul 25, 10:42am

No. People joke about it as a state food, but it's nearly non-existent.

runnincoug

Jul 25, 10:48am

Maybe we don’t make food for each other much anymore. Aside from BBQ

Shawarma

Jul 25, 10:52am

Haven’t had straight up jello since I was a kid in the 80s

Rivers Cuomo

Jul 25, 10:54am

We had Jell-O salad with fruit (no nuts, that's nasty) every single Sunday growing up. Don't remember the last time

Clark Addison

Jul 25, 11:01am

Jello salads have always been big in my family (meaning with my siblings and

TheNerd

Jul 25, 11:02am

Add to a list of the things the Clintons killed off.

Q-grr

Jul 25, 11:03am

I had something with Jello as an ingredient at a family cookout last night.

Eddie

Jul 25, 11:15am

Utah has been shamed out of it for the most part.

Forzaitalia

Jul 25, 11:27am

Yes, the focus on it always seemed to be a mix of derision and slight affection.

Florwood

Jul 25, 11:28am

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MtnTrailRunner2

Jul 25, 1:21pm

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