print email comment close The Jell-O Gallery URL: http://www.jellogallery.org/ Description: Celebrating the history of "America's most famous dessert," this site features an illustrated history of Jell-O, historic Jell-O recipes, trivia, and photos from the LeRoy, New York, Jell-O Gallery (including Bill Cosby's visit to the museum). Jell-O was invented in 1897 by Pearle Wait, a LeRoy, New York, carpenter who experimented with gelatin while "putting up a cough remedy and laxative tea." From the LeRoy Historical Society. Publisher: LeRoy Historical Society; WEJ Ret Library of Congress Subject Headings: Brand name products -- Museums Cookery (Gelatin) Desserts LII Database Information: Record 5473 created by Margaret Myhre on 07/31/2004 Last modification on 05/22/2008 Published: 07/31/2004   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/5473