Chesebrough Manufacturing Company Chesebrough Manufacturing Company Chesebrough Manufacturing Company was an oil business which produced petroleum jelly or Vaseline, which was marketed with the brand name Luxor. It was founded in 1859. Robert Augustus Chesebrough, a chemist who started the company, was interested in marketing oil products for medicinal needs. He produced the first petroleum jelly by refining rod wax through the use of heat and filtration. He named Vaseline from the German language word for water ("Wasser") and the Greek language word for oil ("olion"). Vaseline was patented in the United States in 1872 and England in 1877. In 1870, Robert Chesebrough
Grass jelly Grass jelly Grass jelly, or leaf jelly, is a jelly-like dessert eaten in Malaysia, Indonesia, Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, Southeast Asia, and Taiwan. It is made using the "Platostoma palustre" plant (a member of the mint family) and has a mild, slightly bitter taste. It is served chilled, with other toppings such as fruit, or in bubble tea or other drinks. Outside Asia, it is sold in Asian supermarkets. Grass jelly is made by boiling the aged and slightly oxidized stalks and leaves of "Platostoma palustre" ("Mesona chinensis") with potassium carbonate for several hours with a little starch and