Jam Vs Marmalade

[Mike]

Here it is people. The poll of the century so far. Who sits on the Jam side of the fence and who sits on the Marmalade side of the fence?

On another note. What is the difference between the two?

[Fez]

i dont know. i dont care. toast is best complimented by vegimite or failing that peanut butter - but only the crunchy kind!

[stimpsonslostson]

I'm going for peanut butter too! I love the stuff- its the best thing to eat after training too! Full of fats and protiens... YUM!

If it HAS to be jam or marmalade, then Marmalade- I'm not really a fan of sweet things. (Although there is NO substitute for jam in a Victoria sponge cake).
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[mr_e]

Wilkin & Sons jams are gorgeous, so I have some of that lying around... raspberry is a favourite. If I ate toast for breakfast I would most likely buy some marmalade though, either the Oxford stuff (nice chunky bits) or Wilkin's.

Basically, I'll eat anything. The marmalade entry on wikipedia answers your last question Mike, and is a fairly interesting read, given the topic.

[Mike]

Marmalade is citrus fruit and jam is normal fruit. I looked this up prior to posting the topic just to see if anyone knew without needing to look it up!

[johnriley1uk]

Marmite.

[Mike]

So let me get this straight. Jam vs Marmalade and we have two peanut butters (crunchy) and marmite. Wierd.

[johnriley1uk]

Were you ever promised the world would make sense?

[Mike]

Well, no. That is for sure. I was just slightly freaked out by the implication!

[BarcelonAl]

Jam every time...marmalade is ok, but just doesn't compete with the gorgeousness of a decent jam.

[Lizzie]

I'm with Al- jam is the king of toast accompaniments!! In particular blackcurrent jam rocks my world.

[Mike]

See there is some sanity out there in this important debate.

[mr_e]

Marmalade is citrus fruit and jam is normal fruit.

Unless you're elsewhere in Europe: "In some languages of continental Europe a word sharing a root with "marmalade" refers to all gelled fruit conserves, and those derived from citrus fruits merit no special word of their own. Due to British influence, only citrus products now may be sold as "marmalade" in the European Union (with certain exceptions), which has led to considerable complaints from those other countries."

Annoying Europe one food at a time... go Britain!

[Mike]

I feel like we have really benefited society as a whole by legislating on that issue. It makes me feel better that there are no marmalade fakes out there ruining my enjoyment.

[mr_e]

It does beg the question: you can't sell Strawberry Marmalade, but can you legally sell Orange Jam?