[PW] confusing food terminology

[John P. Dyson]

Quoting Vance Howard <fof268 at yahoo.com>:

>    Can you assist in helping to decipher some confusing (to me, at
> least) food terminology, to wit, the meanings of the terms: jelly,
> jam, preserves, conserve, compote. Many Internet sites I've queried
> all say these involve fruit cooked in sugar [or some variant
> thereof]. Cookbooks are also somewhat vague in distinguishing whether
> there are any differences among the terms. I'd be very grateful if
> you could help in clarifying these terms.


Hello Vance,

Go to www.smuckers.com and check out their product list, which includes 
ingredients for jam, jelly and preserves. The OED or Merriam-Webster 
should suffice for conserve and compote.

"With a name like Smuckers, it better be good." Johnny Carson

John Dyson