Why are they called "jelly" beans?

[barcelonic29]

I've managed to ascertain they are called "beans" because they are the size of a kidney bean. But where does the "jelly" part of their name come from??

[cazzz1975]

maybe its the consistancy of the goo in the jelly bean?

[barcelonic29]

beause im assuming they are American, and the Americans call jam "jelly" and jelly "jello".

[pastafreak]

This is from ask.com

Origin: 1905

The earliest evidence of the word jellybean seems to have appeared in an advertisement in the Chicago Daily News on July 5, 1905: "Jelly beans, assorted, per lb., 9c." It was years in the making. A precursor of the jellybean was advertised as early as 1861 as a gift for soldiers in the Civil War. A candy manufacturer had joined the confection known as Turkish delight and the French fashion of coating almonds with a sugar shell to produce a candy with a crisp shell and a soft center, the essential structure of today's jellybean.