Symbols for Utah: Food Symbols By Nora Kirkeby Jun 12, 2007, 01:26 PST

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Cherries Courtesy of the United States Department of Agriculture

Utah State Cooking Pot
The dutch oven became Utah's state cooking pot in 1997. Check out the history of this neat little pot, from uses in the pioneer days, to how it's used now.
Source: Public Pioneer - Utah's Online Library

Utah State Cooking Pot (Recipes)
Dutch ovens have a style all their own. Check out the wonderful dutch oven recipes on this site. From Hungarian goulash, to banana pineapple cake, there's a little bit of everything. Also, find tips for keeping your dutch oven clean, and photos of classic dutch ovens in use.
Source: Byron's Dutch Oven Cooking Page.

Utah State Fruit
Find out how school students led to the cherry being adopted as Utah's state fruit. This page has information on Utah's production of cherries, as well as a little bit of Utah cherry history.
Source: Public Pioneer - Utah's Online Library.

Utah State Historic Vegetable
Utah's efforts to produce sugar from sugar beets contributed to Utah's economy for over a hundred years. Check out this article on Utah's sugar and sugar beet industry.
Source: The University of Utah

Utah State Snack Food
After campaigning by comedian Bill Cosby, Utah finally made JELLO brand gelatin their official state snack food. This is appropriate since Salt Lake City has the highest per capita consumption of JELLO in the world! Learn more about its adoption in this great article.
Source: BBC News

Utah State Vegetable (with Recipe)
AThe Spanish sweet onion is Utah's state vegetable. The sugar beet which allso vied for this place of honor, lost and instead became the state historic vegetable. Find out how the Spanish sweet onion won this place of honor and where the first onions originated.
Source: Public Pioneer - Utah's Online Library

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