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[Lucky Rathen]

I had this argument at work about 2 weeks ago, and it's mentioned in Viz this month too. I think it is a jam, though cannot explain why it is not simply known as 'Orange Jam'.

[Slutbags McGee]

It is in german, all jams are called marmalade. So, it's "orange jam" there.

[pete_inthehills]

Pete puts his scientist hat on.

Now, in order to determine whether Marmalade is jam, we must first define what we understand Jam to be.

According to the more learned sources, Jam is definited as "a sweet soft food made by cooking fruit with sugar to preserve it."

We must ask ourselves, does that definition work for Marmalade.

Is marmalade sweet?
Is marmalade soft?
Is it made from fruit?
Are those fruit cooked with sugar?

If the answer to any of these questions is No, then marmalade is not a jam. Conversely, if the answer to all of these questions is Yes, then marmalade is a jam under the definited terms mentions earlier.


and for my next feat of scientific brilliance, I will prove that black is white and get run over on a zebra crossing.


Pete

[Slutbags McGee]

lol smart arse...

[pete_inthehills]

Originally Posted by nastylittlemidget

lol smart arse...

just really really bored.

[MattJimF]

nice hitch-hikers refernece though

[Daniel]

Originally Posted by pete_inthehills

Pete puts his scientist hat on.

Now, in order to determine whether Marmalade is jam, we must first define what we understand Jam to be.

According to the more learned sources, Jam is definited as "a sweet soft food made by cooking fruit with sugar to preserve it."

We must ask ourselves, does that definition work for Marmalade.

Is marmalade sweet?
Is marmalade soft?
Is it made from fruit?
Are those fruit cooked with sugar?

If the answer to any of these questions is No, then marmalade is not a jam. Conversely, if the answer to all of these questions is Yes, then marmalade is a jam under the definited terms mentions earlier.


and for my next feat of scientific brilliance, I will prove that black is white and get run over on a zebra crossing.


Pete

Die.....

[Lucky Rathen]

Originally Posted by pete_inthehills

Is marmalade sweet?
Is marmalade soft?
Is it made from fruit?
Are those fruit cooked with sugar?

I wou,d say

1 - yes
2 - yes
3 - yes
4 - yes.

Thus marmalade is a jam, yes? I love marmalade.

Elwood.

[ali-ska]

Also the system of a down song marmalade is damn good. So yes it is a jam.

[ray@ladymercedes]

The only difference is that marmalade is made with orange peel, as opposed to the actual fruit.

But yes, marmalade is jam.