Jelly Bean - wikipedia Jelly Bean For other uses, see Jelly bean ( disambiguation ). Jelly Bean Jelly bean ( Jelly Belly brand ) flavor and color assortment. Alternative names Jelly Belly Beans Type Confectionery Place of origin United States Created by William Schrafft Main ingredients Sugar, corn syrup, starch Cookbook : Jelly Bean Media : Jelly Bean Jelly beans are small bean - shaped sugar candies with soft candy shells and thick gel interiors. The confection is vended in a wide variety of colors and flavors, and is made primarily of sugar. Contents 1 History 2 Manufacture 3 Slang 4 References 5 External links History ( Edit ) It has been claimed that jelly beans were mentioned first during 1861, when Boston confectioner William Schrafft urged people to send his jelly beans to soldiers during the American Civil War. It was not until July 5, 1905, that jelly beans were mentioned in the Chicago Daily News. The advertisement publicized bulk jelly beans sold by volume for nine cents per pound, according to the book The Century in Food : America 's Fads and Favorites. Most historians contend that jelly beans were first associated with celebrations of Easter in the United States sometime during the 1930s due to their egg - like shape. Manufacture ( Edit ) This section possibly contains original research. Please improve it by verifying the claims made and adding inline citations. Statements consisting only of original research should be removed. ( April 2013 ) The basic ingredients of jelly beans include sugar, tapioca or corn syrup, and pectin or starch. Relatively minor amounts of the emulsifying agent lecithin, anti-foaming agents, an edible wax such as carnauba wax or beeswax, salt, and confectioner 's glaze are also included. The ingredients that give each bean its character are also relatively small in proportion and may vary depending on the flavor. Most jelly beans are sold as an assortment of about eight different flavors, most of them fruit - based. Assortments of `` spiced '' jellybeans and gumdrops are also available, which include a similar number of spice and mint flavors. The colors of jelly beans often correspond with a fruit and a `` spiced '' flavor. Some premium brands, such as Jelly Belly and The Jelly Bean Factory, are available in many different flavors, including berry, tropical fruit, soft drink, popcorn, licorice, and novelty ranges, in addition to the familiar fruit and spice flavors. While these are also sold as assortments, individual flavors can be purchased from distributors. Slang ( Edit ) 1920 sheet music cover. In United States slang during the 1910s and early 1920s, a `` Jellybean '' or `` Jelly - Bean '' was a young man who dressed stylishly but had little else to recommend him, similar to the older terms dandy and fop. F. Scott Fitzgerald published a story about such a character, The Jelly - Bean, during 1920. In William Faulkner 's 1929 novel The Sound and the Fury, Jason complained about his niece Quentin 's promiscuity, remarking that even `` the town jellybeans '' gave her the `` go - by ''. The song `` Jelly Bean ( He 's a Curbstone Cutie ) '' was made popular during the 1940s by Phil Harris. It was written by Jimmie Dupre, Sam Rosen, and Joe Verges and published in New Orleans during 1920 by Universal Music Publishers, Inc. References ( Edit ) Jump up ^ `` Jelly Beans : A Colorful History and Association with Easter ''. AT&T. Jump up ^ `` How Products are Made -- Volumes -- Jelly Beans ''. Gale - Edit. Archived from the original on 2010 - 05 - 16. Retrieved 2010 - 02 - 19. Jump up ^ Francis Scott Fitzgerald, Matthew Joseph Bruccoli, Judith Baughman, `` The Jelly - Bean '', Before Gatsby : the first twenty - six stories, p. 341 CS1 maint : Multiple names : authors list ( link ) External links ( Edit ) Media related to Jelly beans at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jelly_bean&oldid=838068350 '' Categories : American inventions Confectionery Easter food Hidden categories : CS1 maint : Multiple names : authors list Wikipedia indefinitely move - protected pages Articles that may contain original research from April 2013 All articles that may contain original research Talk Contents About Wikipedia Español فارسی Français 한국어 Bahasa Indonesia Italiano 日本 語 Polski Simple English Српски / srpski Svenska Tagalog தமிழ் ไทย Türkçe 粵語 中文 8 more Edit links This page was last edited on 24 April 2018, at 18 : 36. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. Wikipedia ® is a registered trademark of the Wikimedia Foundation, Inc., a non-profit organization. About Wikipedia

Question: when did jelly beans became associated with easter
Answer: 1930s; during the 1930s; sometime during the 1930s; sometime during the 1930s; sometime during the 1930s