S.R. 5

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RESOLUTION URGING JELL-O®
2 RECOGNITION
3 2001 GENERAL SESSION
4 STATE OF UTAH
5 Sponsor: Leonard M. Blackham
6 This Senate resolution of the Legislature recognizes Jell-O® brand gelatin as a favorite snack
7 of Utah.
8 Be it resolved by the Senate of the state of Utah:
9 WHEREAS, Jell-O® brand gelatin was introduced to the country in 1897, just one year
10 after Utah was admitted to the Union as the 45th state;
11 WHEREAS, Utah has been the number one per capita consumer of Jell-O® brand gelatin
12 for many years;
13 WHEREAS, Jell-O® is representative of good family fun, which Utah is known for
14 throughout the world;
15 WHEREAS, Salt Lake Magazine proclaimed Utah "the Jell-O® State" in a cover story in
16 1996;
17 WHEREAS, Jell-O® brand gelatin recipes, which often include bananas, apples,
18 marshmallows, pretzels, carrots, and grapes, are a traditional favorite at family, church, and
19 community dinners throughout the Beehive State;
20 WHEREAS, in 1997, Salt Lake Tribune editorial cartoonist Pat Bagley drew a week-long
21 series of political cartoons showcasing Jell-O® in Utah in conjunction with the 100th anniversary
22 of Jell-O®;
23 WHEREAS, a 2002 Winter Olympic pin was designed that featured a bowl of green gelatin
24 and has become a valuable collector's item;
25 WHEREAS, when Des Moines, Iowa edged out Salt Lake City as the capitol of Jell-O®
26 gelatin consumption in 1999, it sparked front page stories in Salt Lake City's newspapers;
27 WHEREAS, Utahns rallied to "Take Back the Title" as Chef Scott Blackerby hosted a

28 recipe contest in the Hotel Monaco's Bambara Restaurant and Pat Bagley ran a cartoon persuading
29 Utahns to purchase more Jell-O® gelatin;
30 WHEREAS, throughout 2000, Brigham Young University students campaigned to make
31 Utah's love of Jell-O® official at festivals and fairs throughout Utah;
32 WHEREAS, more than 14,000 signatures have been collected from the people of Utah in
33 support of the campaign to select Jell-O® as the Official Snack of Utah; and
34 WHEREAS, due to these and many other efforts, Salt Lake City has now successfully
35 recaptured the title:
36 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the state of Utah recognize
37 Jell-O® as a favorite snack food of Utah.
38 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be sent to Kraft Foods, Inc.




Legislative Review Note
as of 1-19-01 7:31 AM

A limited legal review of this legislation raises no obvious constitutional or statutory concerns.

Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel