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[–] 9 points 5 months ago (10 children)

• Jelly is fruit juice paste made with gelatin or pectin.

• Jam is the exact same except with mashed bits of fruit.

• Preserves have whole chunks

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  • [–] 2 points 5 months ago (8 children)

    Yes in some other places what we refer to as jello (gelatine-based fruit-flavored wobble) you call jelly. But the jelly in a classic PBJ is assumed to be made from concord grape juice and sugar, jellified by pectin. Do you guys not distinguish between the pectin and gelatin kinds?

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  • [–] 1 point 5 months ago (7 children)

    no, the distinction is the same, it's just that from what i've seen of american grape jelly i would call it a jam.

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  • [–] 2 points 5 months ago (5 children)

    Oof I typed a response with 3 recipe links and lost it so I'll just say jelly is clear bc juice, jam is opaque bc fruit

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  • [–] 1 point 5 months ago* (4 children)

    yeah but the grape stuff is somewhere inbetween. it's like semi-opaque.

    the only jelly readily available here is made from red currants, because it's a common side to game, and that thing is basically fully see-through.

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  • [–] 1 point 5 months ago (3 children)

    Apple jelly is clear, and is the base for mint jelly, but I think maybe y'all use mint sauce instead?

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  • [–] 2 points 5 months ago (2 children)

    never had either. apple sauce is more common.

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