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by Kim Siever on January 19th, 2004
Jelly is made from fruit juice and jam is made from boiled fruit. As a result, jam has pieces of fruits and jelly does not.
by Galeanda on October 25th, 2011
Jam has the fruit itself in it, while jelly is the strained juices of the fruit
by food processing on February 7th, 2004
Jam is made from fruit pulp. Jelly is made from the extract of fruit pulp. The extract is obtained by boiling the fruit with some amount of water.
by CatLover-The Original is Proudly Canadian on January 30th, 2009
Jam has things like seeds and clumps of fruit in it while jelly has been sifted and strained so it doesn't have those things. It is smooth.
by ILoveLois on January 30th, 2009
It's a language thing - what is known in the UK as jam (i.e a fruit preserve) is known in the US as jelly. What is known in the UK as jelly (the wobbly dessert) is known in the US as jello.
by howulikethemapples on October 25th, 2011
Jam has chunks of fruit in it
by christie on January 30th, 2009
jelly has more letters...
lol.
nah seriously. jelly is wobbly and you eat it with ice cream and its pretty much just flavoured sugar + water and thats all.
jam is fruity and you eat in for breakfast or snacks on your toast.
by Colt COAT of Justice on January 30th, 2009
Jam contains the entire fruit. Jelly contains only the juice!
by Chigg on January 30th, 2009
UK Jelly = US Jello
US Jelly = UK Jam
The only difference between them is sides of the atlantic.
by Anonymous on January 30th, 2009
Jam, Jelly, and Preserves are three separate things.
Preserves have actual chunks of fruit suspended in. Jam and Jelly do not. Jelly is fruit juice thickened with fruit pectin. Jam is thickened fruit juice and plup.
Next time your at the supermarket, pick up a jar of strawberry preserves and hold it against the Strawberry jelly and jam. You will see one is clear, one is cloudy, and the other (preserves) has whole or halved strawberries.
by M3Titan on August 8th, 2005
The short and sweet version.
Jelly- Is fruit flavored gelatin.
Jam- Has actual pieces of fruit in it.
by AnonymousGirl on October 25th, 2011
I view jam as thicker and jelly as thinner...
I could be wrong, though...
by dea_ex_machina on July 20th, 2009
to make jam, you cook the whole fruit.
To make jelly, you do the same, and then strain the mixture, so you do not get all the seeds etc in it. Jelly is usually made from fruits that contain a lot of seeds, like redcurrants, blackcurrants.
by Anonymous on June 3rd, 2009
you can't jelly your cock down a girl's throat
by Momto3 on January 30th, 2009
Jam has seeds and jelly dont
by CaRbOnPrOdUcK is Baccuss on January 29th, 2009
It must be jelly cause jam don't shake like that.
by jreed_mcu on October 30th, 2009
Texture
by Vishal on October 30th, 2009
Jam is made by cooking fruit with sugar and water until the fruit starts to soften and break up, releasing its natural pectin. Pectin is the substance which makes jam firm up into a gelatinous solid. Once the fruit is softened, the jam can be canned and sealed, with some cooks processing their jam to make the texture more uniform.
Jelly can be made with fruit juice, or with liquid leftover from making jam. Because whole fruit is not involved, pectin must be added to jelly to ensure that it firms. Jellies tend to be a bit sweeter than jams, because they do not have the natural tartness of whole fruit, with sugar acting as a preservative in both cases. Unlike jelly, jam does not need added pectin, illustrating a major difference between jam and jelly.
by dea_ex_machina on January 19th, 2010
Jam contains the whole fruit. Jelly is also made with whole fruit, but is strained to remove seeds. Otherwise the processes for making both jelly and jam are the same - take the same amount on fruit and sugar and boil until it sets.
Some fruits work better as jelly because of the amount of seeds in them - eg, blackcurrants, redcurrants etc. The little seeds can be removed by straining them - and the resultant jelly is a clear substance. Other fruits, eg strawberries, raspberries, turn to a mush when they are cooked, and they do not need to be strained.
by HarveyDent1 on August 18th, 2010
you can't jelly your dick into a four year old's mouth
by manywords on January 19th, 2010
Buy a jar of each and you'll see.
by RC loves ice cream on January 19th, 2010
Jam is in English.
Jelly is in American.
In England', "jelly" is America's Jell-o, "jam" is what Americans call jelly or jam, and "marmalade" is jam made out of citrus fruits.
by Anonymous on January 19th, 2010
In the US, jelly is clear and filtered and has no pieces of fruit in it, whereas jam does. Preserves has very large pieces of fruit in it.
by Marky Mark on October 25th, 2011
The continent you're on.
by aspgirl21 on October 25th, 2011
If you tried to eat a bowlful of jam, you'd end up puking all over the place. LOL. xD
by Shanel with an S on July 20th, 2009
jelly is jammin'! LOL pretty much the same thing.
by Bookishly on January 19th, 2010
Depends where you live in the world. At least one country calls jam the sweet stuff in jars made from fruit and sugar that you spread on bread Jam and the wobbily stuff that you serve for pudding Jelly. Another country calls the sweet stuff in jars made from fruit and sugar that you spread on bread both.
by Andy B has left AB on October 25th, 2011
Jelly is all wibbly-wobbly.
by snatchquach LOONYVILLE INMATE on October 25th, 2011
I like them both equally.
by shootthestork on October 25th, 2011
bread and jam, custard and jelly.
by L. Taylor on October 30th, 2009
Jam has bits of fruit in it, jelly doesnt.
Can you substitute pectin for gelatin?
by Answerbag Staff on August 2nd, 2010
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Can I have some of those delicious grapes that you have?
by supaballad on March 30th, 2011
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How do you make a batch of jelly set up after you didn't put enough sugar the first time?
by herman on February 23rd, 2011
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How long do Ball canning lids last?
by Answerbag Staff on July 22nd, 2010
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Can you freeze a glass jar of jelly?
by Answerbag Staff on July 18th, 2010
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