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Originally Posted by spunkywho
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Originally Posted by Thomas Anderson
Jelly is the cold, sweet wobbly stuff you find in the fridge, mostly eaten by children.
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no - that is jellO, my dear. 
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It's our language, and the correct word is Jelly
Jelly
A soft, semisolid food substance with a resilient consistency, made by the setting of a liquid containing pectin or gelatin or by the addition of gelatin to a liquid, especially such a substance made of fruit juice containing pectin boiled with sugar.
Jam
A thick mixture of fruit, sugar that is cooked until the pieces of fruit are very soft and almost formless. It is used as a bread spread, a filling for pastries and cookies and an ingredient for various desserts. Apricot, blackberry, blueberry, boysenberry, cherry, peach, sweet and sour plum, raspberry, and strawberry are among the prepared varieties available. Berry jams such as blackberry and raspberry are available seedless.