Jam, jelly or Marmalade? Difference?

[1927]

I’ve been boiling up some old fruit if found in fridge and it tastes amazing. But have I made ham or marmalade?
Jelly is made purely from juice, so it’s not that, but I’m not clear on what constitutes a jam of marmalade!

 

[Sasaferrato]

Marmalade is generally regarded as being from citrus, so if it isn't citrus, it's jam.

 

[Mogden]

Marmalade is citrus products made jammy. Jam is other fruit, and sometimes savoury items like bacon, made jammy. Chutney involves vinegar. Ham is a pork product

 

[maomao]

Marmalade is citrus jam isn't it?

 

[hegley]

You definitely haven't made ham.

 

[StoneRoad]

Marmalade is usually from a majority of citrus and proportions can vary - with or without shreds of skin (but can have other fruits / ginger present)

Jelly is strained to remove pips / stones / lumps.

Jam / preserve / conserve is everything else ...

 

[Mrs Miggins]

Ham?

 

[wtfftw]

Vegan ham.

 

[weltweit]

My mum used to make crab apple jelly which was lush!

 

[yield]

Jam / preserve / conserve is everything else ...

What's the differece between a preserve and a conserve?

 

[wtfftw]

What's the differece between a preserve and a conserve?

Three letters

 

[Mrs Miggins]

"Jam" in German is "marmelade" anyway

 

[farmerbarleymow]

Ham?

Maybe 1927 has discovered the secret of alchemy.

 

[fishfinger]

Maybe 1927 has discovered the secret of alchemy.

Well, you can get bacon jam. So, ham jam should be possible.

 

[Mrs Miggins]

Well, you can get bacon jam. So, ham jam should be possible.

Not from old fruit though

 

[Mrs Miggins]

Maybe 1927 has discovered the secret of alchemy.

Perhaps he can fashion a nugget of purest green?!

 

[fishfinger]

Not from old fruit though

You'd have to feed the old fruit to a pig, then you'd have fruity ham.

 

[JuanTwoThree]

Fruity Ham

 

[ice-is-forming]

Marmalade tastes good with cheese, jam doesn't

 

[1927]

Marmalade is citrus jam isn't it?

That makes sense, but the word marmalade comes from the Portuguese for quince, which isn’t as far as I’m aware citrus!

 

[Mrs Miggins]

Marmalade tastes good with cheese, jam doesn't

Hm....I would dispute that

 

[1927]

Jam and cheese are eaten together all the time, I can’t think of any that don’t taste good.

 

[maomao]

That makes sense, but the word marmalade comes from the Portuguese for quince, which isn’t as far as I’m aware citrus!

That's okay. I don't speak Portuguese.

 

[dessiato]

Mermelada is both jam and marmalade but never ham.

 

[dessiato]

Hm....I would dispute that

Quince jam is fantastic with cheese. Try it, you’ll love it I promise.

 

[Mrs Miggins]

Quince jam is fantastic with cheese. Try it, you’ll love it I promise.

Yes I know! I am in favour of all kinds of jam/cheese combinations. Quince is particularly delicious.

 

[platinumsage]

Quince jam is fantastic with cheese. Try it, you’ll love it I promise.

Quince jam is marmalade though.

 

[ice-is-forming]

Hm....I would dispute that

Dispute away

 

[Mrs Miggins]

 

[maomao]

Quince jam is marmalade though.

No, Portuguese marmalada is made from quince and is the original root of the word marmalade. Quince jam is not necessarily marmelada and is only called marmelade out of confusion. Marmelade is made from citrus fruits and its etymology has nothing to do with this. Lots of words mean different things from their roots.