New Jello flavors!

[Melanie]

Wasn't sure which catgory this goes in--yesterday I found three

new Jello flavors--Pina Colada, Strawberry Daiquiri, and

Margarita. Think they would have had Don promote them

"back in the day"?

[Maxwell]

I doubt it since they are named for alcoholic beverages using booze stronger than beer or wine. Heck, I doubt if back then, just a few years after prohibition, they would have thought of naming anything like a Jell-o flavor after something alcoholic and then advertise it on a family show.

[shimp scrampi]

Don could name the classic six flavors, and Phil could hawk the flavors just made for shooters (which is, I believe, the intended, if not stated market for the new flavors). Now, if we bust General Foods for marketing booze to kids with snazzy alcoholic Jigglers - will we get Benny scripts on Jellodocuments -dot- org?

[Alan]

A liitle while back, i recall some posts (tangentally) on the topic of the current relative rarity of jello. I still see the "section" at grocery stores, but nowadays, i almost never see it actually prepared, even tho it was fairly common when i was growing up in the 70's.

Shimp, now that you mention it, i agree that the intended market for these new flavors are shooters....i would guess that they are for what has become a major use for jello (maybe even most all for "college/young adult" age demographics?)

As to Maxwell's comment; were booze ads beyond wine and beer off-limits?

In the "what-if" realm, (even tho i believe there is validity to PCism of alcohol-isn't-a-joke ),i bet the JB gang would have made absolut(ely) hilarious ads out of these "flavors"!

[Maxwell]

While visiting my mom yesterday (age 86) she fixed lunch for us that included strawberry Jell-o with whipped cream for dessert. And of course we both said, "Jello-o again."

[LLeff]

Wasn't sure which catgory this goes in--yesterday I found three new Jello flavors--Pina Colada, Strawberry Daiquiri, and Margarita.

And the joke is on the consumer. Back in 1991, my roommate was already making those flavors, substituting 1 cup of each liquor for the two cups of cold water:

Pina colada: large box pineapple Jell-O, rum, coconut schnapps
Strawberry Daquiri: large box strawberry Jell-O, rum, some kind of schnapps
Margarita one small box lime Jell-O, one small box lemon Jell-O, tequila, and Cactus Juice schnapps

Uh huh...you know it. OK everyone, no Jell-O until you turn 21.

[shimp scrampi]

There's something a little sad about Jell-O shots, I love a good cocktail and I'm also down with Jell-O (the baroquer the better!), but the two don't mix IMO. It's like you don't want the booze OR the Jell-O, just the inebriation.

It reminds me of a great quote by that fine Texan Hank Hill, as he called out an awful Christian Rock performer, "You're not making Christianity better, you're making rock 'n' roll WORSE!"