What's the difference between jelly, jam, preserves, and marmalade?!


Question: What's the difference between jelly, jam, preserves, and marmalade!?
Answers:
Jelly has the thinnest consistency of the bunch; fruits, or sometimes vegetables, are cooked and then strained until smooth and clear!.

Jam, like jelly, the fruit is cooked until soft and almost formless!.
But instead of being strained, the fruit is pureed!.

Preserves are very similar to jam except the fruit is left in medium to large pieces!.

Marmalade is a type of preserve that contains fruit peels!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Jelly made from juice (that's why it's clear/trasparent)!.

Jam is made from mashed fruit!.

Preserves is made with chunks of fruit!.

marmalade is made with peel (typically citrus)!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

http://en!.wikipedia!.org/wiki/Jelly_(frui!.!.!.

explains all 4 in great detailWww@FoodAQ@Com

Jelly-Juice
Jam-smashed fruit
Preserves-cut fruit
Marmalade-Fruit and rind
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