Jelly has two meanings - some confusion here.

[Guest guest]

There has been confusion in some posts re the use of the word 'jelly'. On the

American

side of the Atlantic 'jelly' is much like jam - except that it is strained so

that there are no

fruit bits in it, leaving a clear strong jelly. It is used in a 'jelly and

peanut butter sandwich'

much loved by kids, or of course without the pb :-) Some jellies are used as

condiments -

e.g.. mint jelly (sweet) in lieu of mint sauce.

 

In the UK, Australia and New Zealand (and undoubtedly other places), jelly is a

less

powerfully flavoured/sweetened gelatine fruit-flavoured dessert, such as the

jellies used in

layers for an English trifle or moulded with or without fruit for a children's

party.

 

What is 'jelly' elsewhere is called in America 'Jell-o' - after a brand name for

a similar

packaged product.

 

Best love, Pat

[Guest guest]

Appreciate the education. We have a lot to learn from one another.

 

veggiehound <veggiehound wrote: There has been confusion in

some posts re the use of the word 'jelly'. On the American

side of the Atlantic 'jelly' is much like jam - except that it is strained so

that there are no

fruit bits in it, leaving a clear strong jelly. It is used in a 'jelly and

peanut butter sandwich'

much loved by kids, or of course without the pb :-) Some jellies are used as

condiments -

e.g.. mint jelly (sweet) in lieu of mint sauce.

 

In the UK, Australia and New Zealand (and undoubtedly other places), jelly is

a less

powerfully flavoured/sweetened gelatine fruit-flavoured dessert, such as the

jellies used in

layers for an English trifle or moulded with or without fruit for a children's

party.

 

What is 'jelly' elsewhere is called in America 'Jell-o' - after a brand name

for a similar

packaged product.

 

Best love, Pat

 

 

 

 

Kathleen M. Pelley

Knitters are Real Purls

 

 

 

[Guest guest]

> Appreciate the education. We have a lot to learn from one another.

 

Heh heh heh - you've no idea of the comical looks I've got (on both sides of the

atlantic)

when I've used 'jelly' in the opposite way!

 

Probably all of you knew this anyway, but just in case I thought I should

mention.

 

Love, Pat