What's the difference between jam and jelly?!


Question: hi there,

Jam:
A thick mixture of fruit, sugar (and sometimes PECTIN) that is cooked until the pieces of fruit are very soft and almost formless. It is used as a bread spread, a filling for pastries and cookies and an ingredient for various desserts.


Jelly:
A clear, bright mixture made from fruit juice, sugar and sometimes PECTIN. The texture is tender but will be firm enough to hold its shape when turned out of its container. Jelly is used as a bread spread and as a filling for some cakes and cookies. In Britain, jelly is the term used for gelatin dessert.


Answers: hi there,

Jam:
A thick mixture of fruit, sugar (and sometimes PECTIN) that is cooked until the pieces of fruit are very soft and almost formless. It is used as a bread spread, a filling for pastries and cookies and an ingredient for various desserts.


Jelly:
A clear, bright mixture made from fruit juice, sugar and sometimes PECTIN. The texture is tender but will be firm enough to hold its shape when turned out of its container. Jelly is used as a bread spread and as a filling for some cakes and cookies. In Britain, jelly is the term used for gelatin dessert.

jam spreads easier. jam is for teh win. :D

Jam usually still has fruit in it. and jelly does not

jam spread easy n jelly has fruit chunk

jelly tastes more fake..... i think it wiggles more


jam is more fruity but has no seeds or chunks of fruit.....

Jam is thicker. Jelly is kinda gooey and spreads easier. =D

Jam spreads much easier and has fruits in it it is also much healthier!

Check this out:

http://hgic.clemson.edu/factsheets/HGIC3...

Jams are made from the meat of the fruit...Jellies are made from the juice...& pectin

When you make jam, you use the flesh of the fruit (and sometimes skins, too, as with berries), cooked and mashed up. When you make jelly, you cook the fruit, strain the juice, and use just the juice to make the jelly.

jam comes from your toes and jelly....well jelly i don't know. I personally prefer jelly! yum : _ )





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