The Old School Sparkling Jell-O That Everyone Forgot - Chowhound

Lynn Watson/Shutterstock Jell-O is an iconic brand that has waxed and waned in fame and menu preferences over the years, but is certainly deeply steeped in tradition. Jell-O salads once represented wealth and status because gelatin was very difficult to produce when it first came about in the 1400s. The actual history of the product we know as Jell-O today begins with Peter Cooper, who patented a "portable…