First Substitute S.R. 5

Senator Leonard M. Blackham proposes to substitute the following bill:

1 RESOLUTION URGING JELL-O® RECOGNITION
2 2001 GENERAL SESSION
3 STATE OF UTAH
4 Sponsor: Leonard M. Blackham
5 Ron Allen
6 D. Edgar Allen
7 Curtis S. Bramble
8 D. Chris Buttars
9 Gene Davis
10 Mike Dmitrich
11 Dan R. Eastman
12 Beverly Ann Evans
13 David L. Gladwell
14 Karen Hale
Parley Hellewell
John W. Hickman
Lyle W. Hillyard
Scott K. Jenkins
Paula F. Julander
Peter C. Knudson
Al Mansell
Ed P. Mayne
Millie M. Peterson
L. Steven Poulton
Terry R. Spencer
David H. Steele
Howard A. Stephenson
Pete Suazo
John L. Valentine
Michael G. Waddoups
Carlene M. Walker
Bill Wright

15 This Senate resolution of the Legislature recognizes Jell-O® brand gelatin as a favorite snack
16 of Utah.
17 Be it resolved by the Senate of the state of Utah:
18 WHEREAS, Jell-O® brand gelatin was introduced to the country in 1897, just one year
19 after Utah was admitted to the Union as the 45th state;
20 WHEREAS, Utah has been the number one per capita consumer of Jell-O® brand gelatin
21 for many years;
22 WHEREAS, Jell-O® is representative of good family fun, which Utah is known for
23 throughout the world;
24 WHEREAS, Salt Lake Magazine proclaimed Utah "the Jell-O® State" in a cover story in
25 1996;
26 WHEREAS, Jell-O® brand gelatin recipes, which often include bananas, apples,
27 marshmallows, pretzels, carrots, and grapes, are a traditional favorite at family, church, and
28 community dinners throughout the Beehive State;

29 WHEREAS, in 1997, Salt Lake Tribune editorial cartoonist Pat Bagley drew a week-long
30 series of political cartoons showcasing Jell-O® in Utah in conjunction with the 100th anniversary
31 of Jell-O®;
32 WHEREAS, a 2002 Winter Olympic pin was designed that featured a bowl of green gelatin
33 and has become a valuable collector's item;
34 WHEREAS, when Des Moines, Iowa edged out Salt Lake City as the capitol of Jell-O®
35 gelatin consumption in 1999, it sparked front page stories in Salt Lake City's newspapers;
36 WHEREAS, Utahns rallied to "Take Back the Title" as Chef Scott Blackerby hosted a
37 recipe contest in the Hotel Monaco's Bambara Restaurant and Pat Bagley ran a cartoon persuading
38 Utahns to purchase more Jell-O® gelatin;
39 WHEREAS, throughout 2000, Brigham Young University students campaigned to make
40 Utah's love of Jell-O® official at festivals and fairs throughout Utah;
41 WHEREAS, more than 14,000 signatures have been collected from the people of Utah in
42 support of the campaign to select Jell-O® as the Official Snack of Utah; and
43 WHEREAS, due to these and many other efforts, Salt Lake City has now successfully
44 recaptured the title:
45 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the state of Utah recognize
46 Jell-O® as a favorite snack food of Utah.
47 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution be sent to Kraft Foods, Inc.