Lemonade Posted July 16, 2005 Report Share Posted July 16, 2005 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'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skubbs Posted July 16, 2005 Report Share Posted July 16, 2005 It is in german, all jams are called marmalade. So, it's "orange jam" there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete_inthehills Posted July 16, 2005 Report Share Posted July 16, 2005 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 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skubbs Posted July 16, 2005 Report Share Posted July 16, 2005 lol smart arse... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete_inthehills Posted July 16, 2005 Report Share Posted July 16, 2005 lol smart arse...just really really bored. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattJimF Posted July 16, 2005 Report Share Posted July 16, 2005 nice hitch-hikers refernece though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted July 16, 2005 Report Share Posted July 16, 2005 Pete puts his scientist hat on.Now' date=' 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[/quote']Die..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemonade Posted July 17, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2005 Is marmalade sweet?Is marmalade soft?Is it made from fruit?Are those fruit cooked with sugar?I wou,d say1 - yes2 - yes3 - yes4 - yes.Thus marmalade is a jam, yes? I love marmalade.Elwood. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ali-ska Posted July 17, 2005 Report Share Posted July 17, 2005 Also the system of a down song marmalade is damn good. So yes it is a jam. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ray@ladymercedes Posted July 17, 2005 Report Share Posted July 17, 2005 The only difference is that marmalade is made with orange peel, as opposed to the actual fruit.But yes, marmalade is jam. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve corps Posted July 17, 2005 Report Share Posted July 17, 2005 its not technically a jam as jam cant be defined exactly.its a preserve.that can be defined properly and fits the glory that is marmalade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larsen B Posted July 17, 2005 Report Share Posted July 17, 2005 I wou' date='d say1 - yes2 - yes3 - yes4 - yes.Thus marmalade is a jam, yes? I love marmalade.Elwood.[/quote']It's not necessarily sweet, it's sometimes bitter tasting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fast Caz Posted July 17, 2005 Report Share Posted July 17, 2005 An intellectual discussion about Marmalade and its connection with JamI need to get out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve-O Posted July 17, 2005 Report Share Posted July 17, 2005 I think Jam is specifically made from berries. Orange is not a berry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connie Posted July 17, 2005 Report Share Posted July 17, 2005 Who cares, it doesn't taste very nice either way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R.Borlax Posted July 17, 2005 Report Share Posted July 17, 2005 traffic jam is the jam for a man! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemonade Posted July 18, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2005 I think Jam is specifically made from berries. Orange is not a berry.Robertsons make apricot jam, apricot is not a berry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frosty Jack Posted July 18, 2005 Report Share Posted July 18, 2005 Marmalade is the name for preserves made from citrus fruits.Originally from the Portuguese for quince jam (quince = marmelos) it has come to define all citrus preserves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TR!ΔNGL€ T€€TH Posted July 18, 2005 Report Share Posted July 18, 2005 Marmalade is the name for preserves made from citrus fruits.Originally from the Portuguese for quince jam (quince = marmelos) it has come to define all citrus preserves. Well, you hit the nail on the head there...What's lemon curd then, a jam? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NARC Posted July 18, 2005 Report Share Posted July 18, 2005 No, it's a curd.Here's something I found earlier:Dear Cecil:This question has been keeping me up all night. What is the difference between jam, jelly, marmalade, preserves, and butter as in apple and peanut? Why don't we see any peanut jam or orange jelly? --Claudia Cipriani, Hackensack, New Jersey Cecil replies:You're going to sleep like a baby tonight, kid. Jelly is made from fruit juice and so has no fruit bits. Jam is made by boiling fruit and does have fruit bits. Preserves are basically the same as jam unless you buy them from Smucker's, in which case if it's got seeds in it it's preserves and if it doesn't it's jam. Marmalade typically is a citrus-based preserve, sometimes containing the rind, but other fruits can be used. Apple and peanut butter are called that because they bear a resemblance to dairy butter. But if you want to call it apple jam (as opposed to apple jelly, which is made from juice), fine by me. CECIL ADAMS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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