2006-10-04 15:08:38 · 16 answers · asked by tam cowan 2 in Food & Drink ➔ Other - Food & Drink
And old, old, Gaelic tradition where by in order to mix jam berries (jam being made of berries and all) the men of the orchards would roll the barrels down a slight incline, whilst balancing on top (now more often performed as a trick in a circus).
This rolling would not only serve to mix, crush, and separate the contained berries, but was also often actually regarded as an aphrodisiac; and the younger men would spend many hours trying to perfect this technique to impress the ladies.
2006-10-04 16:12:17 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Apart from the literal sponge smeared with jam and rolled-up as a cake, and the Cockney Rhyming Slang jam roll = dole, there is also a definiton for jam roll which is sex with a menstruating woman. Red Wings !
2006-10-04 15:31:41 · answer #2 · answered by Phish 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well a jam roll is a pastry rolled up around jam...But, in musical turms....much more interesting, it is a bunch of people getting together, and jamming, i.e. freeforming, and I think the roll comes into it because of the rock n roll, wich is boring, but jazz jam rolls are wonderful... especially the drum roll
2006-10-04 15:13:01 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A roll with jam in it.
2006-10-04 15:36:01 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it is white bread with the crust cut off that has jam spred on it and rolled up. It can be served as an hors d-orve or as a full roll for one to take their own portion. Pastry is not normally used.
2006-10-04 23:57:10 · answer #5 · answered by zkiwi2004 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
have yiu had a swiss roll or a yule log, a jam roll is just cake with jam in the middle. it is too sweet for my liking though
2006-10-05 08:10:57 · answer #6 · answered by crazydawg 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if you're speakingin literal terms its a layer of sponge or bread spread with jam and rolled up then eaten, but if you mean colloquially then "jam roll" is a cockney slang term for "dole" or social security benefits
2006-10-04 15:28:46 · answer #7 · answered by a1ways_de1_lorri_2004 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Used to be called a Swiss roll. Strangely enough I haven't been able to buy a Swiss roll baking try in Switzerland.
How do you make a Swiss roll?
Push him down a mountain.
2006-10-04 21:06:20 · answer #8 · answered by cymry3jones 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A roll with jam in it. You Scottish - boyfriend's best friend when he was young in Glasgow had your name?
2006-10-04 15:25:43 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
a square sponge with cream and jam or just jam on then u roll it up and there you have it jam roll *appluase* goes very well with custard :) (yum)
2006-10-04 23:42:44 · answer #10 · answered by Rebecca C 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋