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"Eisboch" wrote in message
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Anybody ever try "Jelly Belly" gourmet jelly beans? What a blast!


They were a favorite of Ronald Reagan. Blueberry flavor was created for
his inauguration in 1981 when over three tons of Jelly Belly jelly beans
were consumed during the festivities.

A portrait of President Ronald Reagan made from 10,000 Jelly Belly jelly
beans hangs in the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley,
California.

During his presidency, Jelly Belly jelly beans were served in the Oval
Office and on Air Force One. A holder was designed for the plane so the
jar of Jelly Belly jelly beans would not spill during turbulence.


I recently learned that he arranged with NASA to secretly include a package
of them on one or more of the Shuttle flights as a surprise treat for the
crew.

Eisboch