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[โ€“] Frostbeard@lemmy.world 8 points 4 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Bill Bryson in his biography of growing up in Iowa tells how his grandmother in rural Iowa used to serve these dishes. He concedes that they all were regular dishes with copious amounts of the food the advertisers sold. He also called Jello the state fruit of Iowa

[โ€“] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago

The power of US marketing never ceases to amaze me (not in a good way, mind).