The San Francisco Chronicle ran a recipe on Dec. 29, 1902, for a “New Year’s Dinner Dessert” called “wine jelly.” Not just a Jell-O shot, but an artisanal Jell-O shot.

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The Chronicle published a Jell-O shots recipe in 1902 (and other first foods)