Hey MMario- I'm in Le Roy, NY (near Avon- home of Cool Whip!)
Actually, Liz, there are no animal by-products at all in the major brand name gelatin you purchase from your local grocery shelves anymore. That is straight from the horse's mouth (couldn't resist that... sorry...) at the Le Roy Jello Museum. Can you imagine devoting your life to Jello? The only reasons I know all this Jell-o trivia iis that I took a "field trip" there with my kids' homeschool co-op a couple months ago, and about 2 years ago, the town celebrated some big Jello anniversary (darned if I can remember which one...) and Bill Cosby showed up for it. Big excitement in small-town America, eh?

Of course, being located where I am, they have nearly every flavor of Jello imaginable (despite the fact that it's now made in Canada) and the "Sparkling" jellos are on the shelf, too. I think there are sometihng like two or three of that variety. The one I've seen most often is the "Sparkling White Grape" one. It's not half bad- I actually made it with seltzer water instead of champagne 'cause I thought it'd be a fun thing for my kids on New Years Eve (coincidentally- my 1 1/2 yr old's birthday.)

Beccy