Jam is made by boiling up fruit and sugar (and a setting agent, if necessary) and then putting it into jars to spread on toast. This applies to any fruit you could name; strawberries, apricots, blackberries, cherries, and more. Marmalade is made by boiling up fruit and sugar (and a setting agent, if necessary) and then putting it into jars to spread on toast. This apparently applies only to citrus fruit. So why on earth does marmalade have a fancy name when it’s just jam? Read the rest of this entry »
