Why do Americans call jam 'jelly'?!
I've always been curious!.!.!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Answers:
Jam and jelly are two different things!. Jam is made with the whole pulp!. Jelly is strained!.!.!.basically the juice!. It usually tends to be more clear!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Actually, they don't!
Jam and jelly are two different things to Americans: jam is fruit preserves with lumps in it, if it has no lumps, it's called jelly!. These are the same words the British used in the same way up until World War II, when the inexpensive gelatin-based dessert food "Jello" became so popular in Britain that other companies began making it and calling IT "jelly" to avoid trademark infringement, so Brits started calling both jelly and jam simply "jam" !.
World War II (and the rationing that continued for many years afterwards) did severe damage to Britain's cuisine, and it is only now that it is beginning to recover!.!.!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Jam and jelly are two different things to Americans: jam is fruit preserves with lumps in it, if it has no lumps, it's called jelly!. These are the same words the British used in the same way up until World War II, when the inexpensive gelatin-based dessert food "Jello" became so popular in Britain that other companies began making it and calling IT "jelly" to avoid trademark infringement, so Brits started calling both jelly and jam simply "jam" !.
World War II (and the rationing that continued for many years afterwards) did severe damage to Britain's cuisine, and it is only now that it is beginning to recover!.!.!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
Haha, wow what a question!. But, realistically I don't know if there is a good answer to that!. Why do you call it jam!? Because it was jammed in a jar!? It does have a bit of a gelatin characteristic, thus it is Jelly, just like Jell-OWww@FoodAQ@Com
Because Jam is more of a fruit based fruit-spread, jelly is the american version and is mostly gelitan based and flavourings added!. Www@FoodAQ@Com
Most people today haven't heard the old song "It must be jelly cause jam don't shake like that"!.Www@FoodAQ@Com
I wonder what they call jellyWww@FoodAQ@Com