The selection of state symbols caught on in the 1920s-30s,most states have made choices depending on local resources or as a way of advertising what the state has to offer. I am not going to go so far as to include each state and their individual choices,just a few of the more esoteric ones.
New Mexico has a state question,"Red or Green?" The question refers to chilies. The official snack of Utah is Jell-O both because it represents good family fun and the state is the number one per capita consumer of Jell-O. The official soft drink of Nebraska is Kool-Aid which was developed there in 1927. Minnesota has an official state muffin,blueberry. Alabama is the only state I found with an alcoholic state drink,Conecuh Ridge Whiskey. Indiana went with plain old water for the state beverage. Maine's state drink is Moxie (no Sandy,not your cat!). Tomato juice for Ohio as they grow a bumper crop of tomatoes.
Part of the reasoning behind the state symbols is supposedly to test citizens of the states,but I don't think most people know all the things that have been chosen over the years. Some of the choices were left up to school children,which is just as well as I would hate to think the tax-payers were footing the bill for naming these items. I am going to continue to think of these symbols as a fun trivia knowledge.
New Mexico has a state question,"Red or Green?" The question refers to chilies. The official snack of Utah is Jell-O both because it represents good family fun and the state is the number one per capita consumer of Jell-O. The official soft drink of Nebraska is Kool-Aid which was developed there in 1927. Minnesota has an official state muffin,blueberry. Alabama is the only state I found with an alcoholic state drink,Conecuh Ridge Whiskey. Indiana went with plain old water for the state beverage. Maine's state drink is Moxie (no Sandy,not your cat!). Tomato juice for Ohio as they grow a bumper crop of tomatoes.
Part of the reasoning behind the state symbols is supposedly to test citizens of the states,but I don't think most people know all the things that have been chosen over the years. Some of the choices were left up to school children,which is just as well as I would hate to think the tax-payers were footing the bill for naming these items. I am going to continue to think of these symbols as a fun trivia knowledge.
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