The Americans call Jam, Jelly. But then what do they call actual Jelly? You cant call that Jelly as well?

Answer 1

Yes I am afraid we call it all jelly pretty much, but I do not call jello jelly

Answer 2

I call Jam, Jam and Jelly, Jelly. What we call Jam, is like jelly but has some pieces of the fruit in it you can see. Jelly is pureed smooth almost like Jell-o, that is the difference, if you are ever in an American store just look on the shelf where the Jelly is and you will also see Jam. So not all Americans call both Jelly. Not any I know anyway.
Might be that the Americans you know don't know the difference or just call the two both jelly.
So what do you call the jam and the jelly?

Answer 3

Jam, Jelly and Preserves are not the same thing. And Jelly is not Gelatin.

We call Jam, Jam.
We call Jelly, Jelly.
We call Preserves, Preserves.
We call Gelatin, Jell-O or Gelatin.

Answer 4

Hey, in Maine (and I suspect elsewhere), jelly is strained after cooking, jam is not, preserves have more fruit than jam has, and conserves are basically preserves made of mixed fruit, and are usually less sugary than the others. Marmalade has citrus peel in it. Most here probably see the clear distinctions between jelly, marmalade, and the others, but likely couldn't tell you if something was a preserve or a jam.

Answer 5

JAM & JELLY are similar, cooked & strained fruits set with pectin to make a spread.
PRESERVES are done the same way but have the fruit still in the spread.

Are you in the UK or OZ?..Jelly is what you call Jello or Gelatain.

Answer 6

I was always under the impression that Jelly and Jam were different... like Strawberry Jam is different from Strawberry Jelly.. the strawberry jelly I've had just contains the fruit juice and gelatin but it's not quite like jello... and then there's strawberry gelatin or jello... and strawberry preserves

Answer 7

I think most of us know the difference between jam and jelly. I buy jam but refer to it as jelly. Lazyness I assume. Jelly is just like jello and jam has fruit pieces in it. Kind of like calling tissues no matter what brand - Kleenix.

Answer 8

Actually, what Americans call jam or jelly depends on which American you ask what they are called. There are preferences depending on what part of the country you live in - its the "dialect" sub-division of American English.

Answer 9

Wrong!
We in the U.S. label a product that has been thoroughly strained of all pulp and is clear as jelly. A product that is not clear and has thoroughly mashed fruit and or seeds is jam. That which has bits of fruit in it is preserves. Then of course there is marmalade...

Answer 10

I don't know what Americans call jam jelly---it is jam.Jam has pulp in it, and is thicker.Jelly is seedless, pulpless,and thinner in nature.All you need to do to find Jelly or Jam---Read the lable.......