Jam or Marmalade?

Seville oranges are definitely the best for making marmalade. I'm down to my last jar and hoping the Sevilles come in soon, I usually make about 40 pounds!

Seville oranges available in January are supposed to best for making marmalade. Quite sharp and you can decide what size the peel is.

Jam for me - especially Bonne Maman.

Though I remember as a child having toast and lime marmalade as a sort of comfort food, which my mother gave us, when we were ill and couldn’t eat much.
Haven’t seen lime marmalade for years

Jam?..........Marmalade?........Who cares.......bring it on! ?

I would say the same as Maw. German doesn't differentiate between jam and marmalade (which they spell Marmelade) so when they translated it to English they picked the wrong word.

Another story.....
A storm damaged ship carrying Seville Oranges sought refuge in Dundee harbour.
The cargo was sold off cheap to a down on his luck James Keller.
His wife turned it into preserve.

Or some believe that the word Marmalade comes from the Portuguese for preserved quince or 'Marmelo', it is a fruit preserve made from sugar, water and the peel of citrus fruits.

Marmalade and other citrus preserve can be traced back to Greek and Roman times.

Becoming popular in Britain in the 17th century, when citrus fruit became plentiful and Marmalade was a good way of using and preserving the fruits.

According to Google..
The Marmalade Awards founded in 2006, now generates a world wide following.
In 2013 more than 1, 900 jars were sent in from countries far and wide including Japan Australia and the Philippines.
Awards coincide with National Marmalade week, 1st to 8th March. ?

Shysalhave you never tried a bread and marmalade sandwich? ... Delish!

Fennel The story in Scotland about the origin of the name marmalade is that Mary Stewart (Mary Queen of Scots, who was brought up in France) was ill and pining for the orange preserve she had enjoyed before coming to the cold, damp, unwelcoming land. Her ladies, also from France, somehow acquired some Seville oranges and made it for her, "because Madame est malade"

You can believe it or not, as you wish (and as marmalade existed before Mary Q of S, it is probably just a myth)

I like both, but can't understand why I only like marmalade on toast and would never have it in a sandwich. Jam goes on either for me

I cannot imagine what raspberry marmalade has that jam doesn't. It must be Austrian naming.

Maw ~ I buy the french version of marmalade in Tesco - Bonne Maman confiture des oranges ameres. Jam of bitter oranges. Very good.
I think the word marmalade comes from french, malade meaning illness. Not sure about the 'mar'.

Jim ? who is he?
Jam !!!!

In Germany and presumably other German-speaking countries, Jim is called Marmalade(pronounced Mar-mah-lad-eh or Konfitüre as they don’t really “do” marmalade made from oranges.

Generally, jam is made from soft fruit,marmalade is made from oranges, blood oranges are best, lm told, add some lemon to the mix, and you have a zesty marmalade,