Why isnt marmalade called orange jam?!
Answers: Marmalade is a feel good word,,,also a great name for a ginger cat,,,,,,,,
b/c marmalade denotes the addition of citrus peel in the jam.
No peel = orange jam
Peel = orange marmalade
I like the name marmalade..
Because the eaters of marmalade want to be snooty. No jam for them!
because marmalade is a funny word. just say it! isn't it fun!?!
Marmalade is from the Portuguese word for the orange jam, marmelada, and has been in use for hundreds of years.
It has no snob value as indicated by one poster.
But I agree that it is a TERRIFIC word :-)
marmalade is different from jam, because marmalade contains peel or "zest" from the fruit
"marmalade" appeared in English in 1480, borrowed from French marmelade which, in turn, came from the Portuguese marmelada. Originally, according to the root of the word, which is marmelo or quince, a preserve made from quinces was intended. Marmelada is a compound of the word marmelo (quince), that derives from Latin melimelum, “honey apple”
The Romans learned from the Greeks that quinces slowly cooked with honey would "set" when cool (though they did not know about fruit pectin). Greek melimēlon or "honey fruit"—for most quinces are too astringent to be used without honey, and in Greek "mēlon" or "apple" stands for all globular fruits—was transformed into "marmelo." The Roman cookbook attributed to Apicius gives a recipe for preserving whole quinces with their stems and leaves attached in a bath of honey diluted with defrutum: Roman marmalade.
The extension of "marmalade" in the English language to refer to citrus fruits was made in the 17th century, when citrus first began to be plentiful enough in England for the usage to become common. In some languages of continental Europe a word sharing a root with "marmalade" refers to all gelled fruit conserves, and those derived from citrus fruits merit no special word of their own.
Due to British influence, only citrus products may be sold as "marmalade" in the European Union (with certain exceptions), which has led to considerable complaints from those other countries.
Because marmalade is NOT jam!!
Jam is made from the juice of the fruits but is not strained and has little bits of fruit floating around in it.
Butter is smooth jam
Jelly is clear fruit juice that is jelled so holds form when put on plate.
MARMALADE is bits of fruit peel floating in a thick clear (not cloudy) syrup.
Preserves are larger bits of fruits floating in thick syrup of the same fruit.
they are all different!!
i saw an expanation to your question, true or false i do not know, but here it is. mamalade was once a cure all, the word marmalade was derived from the word maladey meaning ills. hence maladey aid. hence marmalade.....aparantly it has to do with mary queen of scotts. could be true, but i dont think so.
I'm happy with the name and marmalade sounds funny too,i also thnk that's where they got the name Marmite from that disgusting bitter black spread that some people love and hate.
I like "Marmaduke" best.!
You`ve been watching Richard Digence on Countdown hav`nt you!!