4/2017
April 22 is American National Jelly Bean Day.
Jelly beans date back to biblical times, 1861, 1905, or the 1930’s, depending on who you believe. July 31 is Jump for Jelly Beans day, but that is nothing but silliness. Turkish Delight made in biblical times was very similar to jelly beans.
They are made of wholesome, natural ingredients including sugar, pectin, starch and flavors. They are gluten free, dairy free, fat-free, vegetarian-friendly, certified kosher and safe for those with peanut allergy since the retirement of the peanut butter flavor. They come in fruit flavors, sweet, spicy, tangy, sour and minty.
One ounce, about 25 jelly beans, have about 100 calories. So it would take about 1000 jelly beans to max out your daily caloric requirement. Eat away.
Jelly beans are a lie. They are neither bean nor made of jelly.
Jelly beans come in gourmet and traditional types and take about 7-21 days to make.
Jelly beans spawned the concept of jelly sandals in the 1990s, which later became crocks, figuratively speaking what gummy bears are to jelly beans crocks are to jelly sandals.
Magical Jelly Bean is a free software program that can find the product key or password for your Windows OS or Wi-Fi and Jelly Bean is an operating system for android cell phones.
Jelly beans have been integral to US National security since Ronald Reagan entered politics in 1965. In 1981, when Ronnie was being inaugurated, 3 1/2 tons of red, white and blue jelly beans were shipped to Washington DC for the festivities. If you’re interested, that is about 800,000 calories.
Easter demand alone causes an increase of production of 16 billion jelly beans. Enough to belt the earth with a triple row of jelly beans.
In the 1900s a jelly bean character was a dandy who dressed well but had nothing else to offer and was the subject of books by both F. Scott Fitzgerald and later, William Faulkner. Today the urban dictionary defines a jelly bean as a person that is tough on the outside but a softy at heart.
Important knowledge from your jelly bean loving grumpy Uncle/Brother Dave.
Weary.