As in preserved fruit rather than a music/traffic jam
2007-09-28 02:54:43 · 18 answers · asked by sydney_surfer_girl 2 in Food & Drink ➔ Ethnic Cuisine
Yes, jelly, jam and preserves are all used in the US. Jam, though, tends to be a term used more often by home canners, where jelly is more often what you get from a commercial company. That's not to say that you don't get jam at a grocery store, my local chain has a very good grape jam under their brand, and it spreads so much better than grape jelly.
2007-09-28 03:08:49 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, you can get jelly, jam, and preserves at just about any supermarket in the U.S., but I couldn't tell you the difference between the three. They're all pretty much the same to me. Just goes to show you how much I know about cuisine...
2007-09-28 03:03:45 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It all depends on the situation and the conversation.
I am in a traffic jam!
I have said something to someone and now I am in a jam!
I am having a toast with jam !
2007-10-02 02:02:56 · answer #3 · answered by bornfree 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Basic differences in Jam, Jelly, & Preserves in the US.
Preserves - are small, whole, or uniform pieces of fresh fruit in a clear or jelled syrup.
Jelly - made by cooking fruit juice and water. easy to spread. commonly used to make peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.
Jam - made by cooking crushed fruit and water. texture has more lumpiness than jelly do to the inclusion of actual pieces of fruit.
OTHER:
Conserves: like jam but with a combination of fruit.
Marmalades: fruit and/or peeling in a soft semi-transparent jelly.
2007-09-28 03:31:10 · answer #4 · answered by btownridgerunner 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Jam is a type of sweet preserved fruit. It contains the juice and smallish chunks of fruit.
As opposed to:
Jelly - fruit juice only
Preserves - large chunks of fruit
Butters - fruit pulp (sweetened and reduced)
Common usages in the US.
2007-09-28 05:00:02 · answer #5 · answered by Juddles 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There are many accepted definitions of Jam. Used as a noun,it can mean a fruit preserve. As a verb,it can mean many other things.These definitions are not limited to the US.
2007-09-28 03:28:21 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jam is made with fruit pieces and the jelly is the juice of the fruit.
2007-09-28 06:27:45 · answer #7 · answered by MYEASHA J 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes.
It is the British who do not understand the difference between what "jam" is, and what constitutes "jelly". The reason for this is that they have long called "Jell-O" (a congealed fruit-flavoured gelatin dessert invented in the US in 1845) "jelly" because of a WWII-era misunderstanding on their part. Jam is jelly with fruit pieces in it. Jelly is jam with the fruit pieces strained out.
2007-09-28 08:55:01 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes, and there are standards concerning what is jam, what is jelly and what is preserves. I think it depends upon the amount of solids in the product.
2007-09-28 03:24:48 · answer #9 · answered by merrybodner 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
If you say you had jam on bread, nobody would think you meant music or traffic. We're not stupid.
2007-09-28 03:02:54 · answer #10 · answered by jack of all trades 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋