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[–] 203 points 4 months ago (26 children)

For those of you who have never had the misfortune of traveling to the highlighted area, this is because Mormons make “salads” by suspending the most random ass ingredients you’ve ever imagined in jell-o, and the highlighted area is the highest density area of Mormons in the US.

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  • [–] 30 points 4 months ago (11 children)

    are these supposed to taste savoury, or sweet?

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  • [–] 13 points 4 months ago (2 children)

    I’ll try almost any dish at party at least once. The jello salads have always been strange to me.

    I do like texture sometimes, I wish the flavors were my thing. I also like the look of the food items being suspended in a glass dome like shape.

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    Prawn cocktail jelly 😁

    Tomato, feta cheese, prawns and... Horse radish??

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  • [–] 15 points 4 months ago (6 children)

    I thought that was Midwesterners.

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  • [–] 28 points 4 months ago (5 children)

    Midwesterners prefer mayonnaise-based salads to Jello-based salads in my experience.

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  • [–] 16 points 4 months ago (3 children)

    There are plenty of salads out there with both jello and mayo

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  • [–] 11 points 4 months ago* (1 child)

    Saints preserve us (from the jello-mayo salad, to be clear)

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  • [–] 5 points 4 months ago

    My family does a green jello with sour cream spread on top. More than one new person to holiday dinner has thought it was whipped cream and got a bit of a jump scare. Easier to tell something is funky when we fully commit and put shredded cheddar cheese on top...

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  • [–] 11 points 4 months ago (5 children)

    like Carrots, raisins, cottage cheese, grapes, nuts, etc.

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  • [–] 11 points 4 months ago (2 children)

    I've had carrots, raisins, cottage cheese, and grapes all in one. I've had other combos with walnuts/almond in another.

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  • [–] 3 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

    I think I've seen that recipe

    Edit: there's a lot of variations, some have pineapple, mayo or miracle whip, cool whip, vinegar or lemon juice, etc. but try just putting all those ingredients in a search and you'll find all kinds of "sunshine salad" and "cottage cheese salad " recipes with Jello as the binder.

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  • [–] 74 points 4 months ago (9 children)

    The answer is Mormons - Mormons love Jello

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  • [–] 15 points 4 months ago (1 child)

    Quakers tend to be environmental and political activists and a higher than average number of the ones I know are vegans.

    Quaker salads are usually quinoa based. 14 kinds of quinoa salad at a Quaker pot luck.

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  • [–] 27 points 4 months ago

    Not a belt. More of a blob, or a mold if you will.

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  • [–] 14 points 4 months ago (2 children)

    This causes me to question who spent their time finding out the Jell-O consumption with what looks like a finer resolution than just by state. Like why?

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  • [–] 13 points 4 months ago

    The Funeral Potato belt is almost identical to this one too.

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  • [–] 12 points 4 months ago

    Thermal imaging reveals the true size of Utah’s Great Salt Lake.

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  • [–] 10 points 4 months ago (1 child)
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    ☝️It's not a belt.

    ... I'll see myself out.

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  • Is this what they mean by the big J?

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  • [–] 8 points 4 months ago (3 children)

    Btw for anyone who isn't aware Dan, the self-professed crank, is a senior writer at the national review most famous for his constitutional originalism and being anti-anti-MAGA. Like, he never advocates for Trump, just criticizes his critics. Read his works and come to your own conclusion on if he is a crank.

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    [–] 7 points 4 months ago

    See also: Funeral Potatoes.

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  • [–] 7 points 4 months ago

    The US is a feminine hygiene product?

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  • [–] 6 points 4 months ago

    Looks like they wanted to cut some Jell-O in the shape of Utah and the rest is the leftover bits from doing so

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  • [–] 5 points 4 months ago

    The only acceptable jello contains booze.

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  • [–] 3 points 4 months ago

    Are those striped areas where it is half twiced so 100% of the average level?

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