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THE BALTIMORE JEWISH HOME
APRIL 22, 2021
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Take That, Jelly Bean April 22nd is National Jelly Bean Day. Jelly Belly makes 1,680 jelly beans per second.
Most jelly bean assortments include eight flavors. The reason jelly beans tend to be kidney shaped is because the American diet was dominated by beans
Jelly Bellys have 32 ingredients and take 7 to 14 days to make. In the early 20th century, “jelly bean” was a slang term for a man
in the 1800s, when they were invented and candies back then were made to look like vegetables. Red is the most preferred candy color by consumers, and Mike & Ikes makes more than 10
who put forth great effort to dress
shades of red because it is by far the most popular
stylishly.
color jelly bean. (Yes, Mike & Ikes are jelly beans… sorry to bust the debate!)
Jelly Belly’s blueberry flavor was
B A LT I M O R E J E W I S H H O M E . C O M
created for Ronald Reagan’s presidential
Bertie Bott’s Every Flavour Beans makes some
inauguration in 1981 when over three tons of Jelly Belly
choice flavors, including Black Pepper, Dirt, Earwax,
beans were consumed during the festivities.
Rotten Egg, Stinky Socks, and Earthworm.
You Gotta be Kidding Me! One day, a man goes to a pet shop to buy a parrot. The assistant takes the man to the parrot section and asks him to choose one. The man asks, “How much is the yellow one?” The assistant replies that it costs $2,000. The man is shocked and asks the assistant why it’s so expensive. “This parrot is a very special one. He can type really fast.”
“What about the green one?” the man asks. “He costs $5,000 because he can type, answer incoming phone calls and takes notes.” “What about the red one?” the man asks. The assistant says, “That one’s $10,000.” Curious, the man asks, “What does he do?” The assistant says, “I don’t know, but the other two call him boss.”
