Why is orange jam called marmalade?

Answer 1

You've got your answers about marmalade, I just wanted to ask you : Is that for real-a law that says you can't ride a bicycle in a swimming pool????? Thanks for the laugh.

Answer 2

marmalade has bits of fruit rind and fruit in it. Orange jam would contain seeds, which won't work. Take a look at other kinds of marmalades as well: pineapple, apricot, etc.

Answer 3

it could be because of the duke of marmalade, who loved orange jam so much it was named after him, but it might not be

Answer 4

It's not. Orange jam is a sweet sugary citrus preserve made from teh fruity part of the orange.

Marmalade is made from only seville oranges so it is bitter and made mostly from the rind of the orange.

Answer 5

Cause it's got bits of peel in it. Otherwise it is just orange jam

Answer 6

Marmalade means it contains the skins of the fruit, as well as pulp and juice.

Jam = pulp and juice

Jelly = juice

Answer 7

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This is where the word comes from:


marmalade / (noun)
a preserve of citrus fruit, usu. bitter oranges, made like jam.
[French marmelade via Portuguese marmelada ‘quince jam’ from marmelo ‘quince’, ultimately from Greek melimelon, from meli ‘honey’ + melon ‘apple’]


Obviously our ancestors from the stoopid ages couldn't tell the difference between oranges and quince, honey and apples :)

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Answer 8

because they have the peels of the orange