Stupid question but....

[ladymentha]

What is the different between jam, jelly, and preserve? Personally they all taste pretty much the same to me.

 

[pixie1216]

i''m not sure, but think it might have to do with % of actual fruit content, and the way it is made? i notice when i buy strawberry preserves it has actual chunks of fruit and seeds in it. jelly i just "jelly-like", i think jam is in between jelly and preserves.

 

[jcarlylew82]

i think you are right.

I prefer preserves over all, but will buy jam. I cannot stand jelly because it does not stay on toast

 

[LostSapphire]

Jelly is a different process than jam.

I''m doing raspberry JAM tonight:

The berries get crushed and mashed and cooked with sugar. The Jam has a lot of fruit chunks and seeds.

If I were making JELLY, I would then run all the fruit through a sieve to take out the pulp. Then the jelly comes out clear with no seeds or chunks of fruit.

YUM!

LS

 

[JulieN]

yup. Jelly is only juice. No fruit pieces.

 

[ladypirate]

And preserves has chunks of fruit in it, as opposed to being made from just crushed fruit.

 

[oobiecoo]

Date: 10/9/2008 9:29:20 PM
Author: ladypirate
And preserves has chunks of fruit in it, as opposed to being made from just crushed fruit.

yes.. I believe preserves are more whole/large pieces of the fruit(preserved in one pieces as the name suggests), jam is crushed fruit and jelly is just... jiggly.

 

[strmrdr]

jelly is made from juice with additives
Jam is made from diced fruit with additives
Preserve is traditionally made with whole fruit or cut in 1/2 and have little or no additives.

A lot of brands sell Jam labeled as Preserve as they have a lot of additives like sugar and corn syrup.

 

[dragonfly411]

Preserves tend to be the whole fruit or chunks of it. Jam and Jelly are pretty much the same to me, but I think there is an added sugar difference.

 

[krispi]

BF and I asked his grandma this same thing not too long ago (we were shopping at an orchard that offered some of each) and she said basically the same thing - some have more solid fruit, and some have more juice.

 

[zoebartlett]

I''ve always wondered what the difference was between the three. I prefer the consistency of jam and preserves over jelly. Based om Storm''s descriptions, I think I''ll stick to preserves from now on.

 

[monarch64]

Ha! I have never known the answer to this question either! LadyMentha--we are birthday twins!

 

[PrincessDijon]

Good question...thanks for asking....I''ve always been curious....

 

[ladymentha]

Date: 10/10/2008 10:42:51 PM
Author: monarch64
Ha! I have never known the answer to this question either! LadyMentha--we are birthday twins!

Yay!

Kinda late in responding but better late than never

 

[diamondfan]

I think jelly has no fruit pieces and is more like jello in texture, preserves have whole pieces of fruit, and jam is mushed up but much chunkier than jelly and less chunky than preserves. Am I right? Who knows!

I think I am right, now that I posted and looked back, but I posted before reading ANY answers!!!