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EPISODE · Jan 16, 2026 · 44 MIN

New Years Resolutions - Fad Diet Food (Jello 123)

from Chasing Stars · host Sarah and Doug

In this episode... Doug and Sarah are back for Season 2. It's a new year and the same us and on this weeks episode we talk about one of the oldest new years resolutions and make the rather dubious 1980's dessert: Jello 1-2-3. Cooper, Peter. "Improvement in the Preparation of Portable Gelatine." United States Patent, no. US4084A, 20 June 1845. Google Patents.“Anyone Remember the Jello Whip N Chill?” Automatic Washer, 3 Aug. 2009. Fisher, Jessica. “Jello 123 Layered Jello Cups.” Good Cheap Eats, 11 Feb. 2023.Spivack, Emily. “A History of Sequins from King Tut to the King of Pop.” Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Dec. 2012.Nasrallah, Nawal. Annals of the Caliphs' Kitchens: Ibn Sayyār Al-Warrāq's Tenth-Century Baghdadi Cookbook. Brill, 2007, p. 180. ISBN 9789004158672.“The Tale of Florent.” Harvard’s Geoffrey Chaucer Website, Harvard University.Foxcroft, Louise. Calories and Corsets: A History of Dieting over 2,000 Years. Profile Books, 2011.Kiple, Kenneth F., and Kriemhild Coneè Ornelas, editors. The Cambridge World History of Food. Vol. 1, Cambridge University Press, 2000. ISBN 978-1-139-05863-6.Zoumbaris, Sharon K., and Marjolijn Bijlefeld. Encyclopedia of Diet Fads: Understanding Science and Society. 2nd ed., Greenwood, 2014. ISBN 978-1-61069-760-6.Pearlman, Michelle, Jon Obert, and Lisa Casey. “The Association between Artificial Sweeteners and Obesity.” Current Gastroenterology Reports, vol. 19, no. 12, Dec. 2017, p. 64. doi:10.1007/s11894-017-0602-9.“In 1969, Kraft Forcefully Split Its Jell-O into Three Layers.” Food52, 2016.“24-Year-Old Strawberry Jell-O 1-2-3: A Review.” Food Junk, 20 Apr. 2013.Send us Fan MailHosts: Sarah Davis & Doug RightProducer: Will EllessonAudio Consultant: Ben StaubCover Art: Matt LavertyMusic: jonworthymusic/Salty, Sugar, Sweet - Instrumental/Tribe of NoisePlease support the creators whose work we are attempting to reproduce. The views and opinions expressed on this podcast are entirely our own and do not reflect the greater Chasing Stars team. Please like, follow, and share. Thanks again for listening.Website: Welcome to Chasing StarsFacebook: Chasing Stars PodcastInstagram: welcometochasingstarsBlueSky: @chasingstarspod.bsky.socialEmail: [email protected]

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In this episode... Doug and Sarah are back for Season 2. It's a new year and the same us and on this weeks episode we talk about one of the oldest new years resolutions and make the rather dubious 1980's dessert: Jello 1-2-3. Cooper, Peter. "Improvement in the Preparation of Portable Gelatine." United States Patent, no. US4084A, 20 June 1845. Google Patents. “Anyone Remember the Jello Whip N Chill?” Automatic Washer, 3 Aug. 2009. Fisher, Jessica. “Jello 123 Layered Jello Cups.” ...

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