Oh the moments 21st-Century Kids are deprived of. There is something oh-so nostalgic about Jell-O made with overripe bananas and a cup or two of real cane sugar. That’s what Nana prepares in the Featured Image, which my father would have taken. Date is unknown, but sometime in 1972 or `73 is my guess.
We sure ate a lot of Jell-O growing up in the 1970s. Eater book review “‘Joys of Jell-O,’ There’s Nothing You Can’t Do with Colored Gelatin” claims that at the height of the jiggly dessert’s popularity, 1968, the average American household consumed 16 boxes a year. You should also read: “How the class history of Jell-O came full circle“—Marketplace”.
Analog and simple device living grip Generation Z (and younger Millennials), which fixates on authenticity. Suddenly, there’s a resurgence of interest in cassette tapes, compact digital cameras (old models), DVDs, vinyl records, and wired headphones as a few choice examples. Why not Jell-O? You tell me.
Photo Credit: Joseph Wilcox