When Americans have peanut butter and jelly, is the jelly some sort of jam, what flavour is it?
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Could be any type! I prefer cherry preserves. Very sexy!
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I like grape, or strawberry, but I really like plum jam. Orange marmalade can be good too. As for jelly vs. jam? Jelly is made from fruit juice and so has no fruit bits. Jam is made by boiling fruit and does have fruit bits.
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I use all natural, no sugar-added preserves. More expensive, but well worth it. We like raspberry.
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Jelly is like a jam but has different preservatives and stuff. It is more smooth in texture and most of the fruit is completely pureed whereas in jam you still have some fruit pieces. don't get me wrong, jam is still a smoothable spread and I prefer it to jelly. Jelly just has a smoother and shinier texture to it.
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its usually grape or strawberry
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Jelly is made from fruit juice, jam is the whole fruit with chunks of fruit left in it. Our favorite is Raspberry Jam with smooth Peanutbutter. Preferably on a toasted English muffin. Polaner All Fruit has no preservatives.
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We have many varieties of jelly or jam, all of which I have seen in PB&J (that's the abbreviation, for you non-Americans). Typically, jelly does not have seeds or chunks of fruit, while jam does. My family prefers strawberry jelly, but will also use grape or whatever variety is available.
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It's a classic combo. Typically grape or strawberry. I love raspberry however. The combo is so popular, you can buy both in one jar!
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It's usally grape. And any kind of peanut butter. I myself prefer blackberry. Jay had to have grape. And jelly's made from fruit that's been boiled and squeezed down to just juice and then sugar and pectin is added. I used to help my great grand mother make it. And it's a pain.
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The classic is concord grape "jelly" (jam, but filtered during processing). I think the best way to experience the PBJ that most people have had as kids would be to use Jif smooth peanut butter and Welch's grape jelly. That would give you the typical taste of classic PBJ. I prefer an all fruit spread (Cascadian Farms makes good ones) myself. I've actually started using almond butter, too, and I like it a lot better. Don't forget the other obligatory forays into peanut-centric American kid cuisine. Peanut butter and honey. Peanut butter and banana. Peanut butter and banana and honey. Peanut butter and jelly and [crisps]. Peanut butter and marshmallow fluff (aka a "Fluffernutter"). Then, for those who want to skip the peanut love altogether... cream cheese and jelly. And if you really want to get effen nasty, you can try my old fave: butter and jelly. Oh yeah. It's the stuff that dreams are made of.
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Jelly is different from jam, it usually doesn't have pieces of fruit in it. Usually we use strawberry or grape, but most flavors work well. You can use jam too, since it tastes pretty much the same.
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The classic is grape jelly, but people can use whatever they like. I prefer seedless blackberry jam on mine. Jelly: Jelly is simply sweetened and jelled fruit juice, a clear, bright product. It is generally made by cooking fruit juice and sugar with pectin as a jelling agent and lemon juice as an acid, to maintain a consistent texture. Jelly is firm and will hold its shape (it “shakes”). Generally, jelly contains no pieces of fruit, although specialty jellies, like pepper jelly, may include pieces of jalapeño or other pepper. Jam: Jam is made from crushed or chopped fruit cooked with sugar, and often pectin and lemon juice. Jam can be a purée of fruit or have a soft pulp, but it does not contain chunks of fruit.
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