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I always heard it as "Jell-o", not "jelly".

charles_f 3y ago
> 26th October 2006: Attention Americans! > > What you call "jello", we call "jelly". What you call "jelly", we call "jam".
- harimau777 3y ago
  What do Brits call jam (i.e. what American's call jelly but with chunks of fruit in it)?
  - notatoad 3y ago
    i don't think american-style jelly really exists in britain. british jam and american jam are mostly the same thing, if encountered it would probably be called filtered jam or clear jam.
    - pxeger1 3y ago
      Preserve? Conserve? But colloquially, probably just jam. Or "jam with bits of fruit in it"
      - joecool1029 3y ago
        Conserve is the antiquated term the British would probably use if 'filtered jam' existed there. Jam has small bits of fruit (usually like strawberry/raspberry seeds). US jelly does not since it's made from juice or syrup. Preserves are the kind with bigger chunks of fruit.
  - Symbiote 3y ago
    Usually that's also jam, but there are a few fruits where we call it jelly. Redcurrant jelly: https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/redcurrant_jelly_26005 https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/redcurrant_jelly_26005 The whole jam shelf at Tesco, including "Strawberry Seedless Jam" (shouldn't that be "Seedless strawberry jam"? The adjective order sounds wrong otherwise) and "Strawberry jam": https://www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/search?query=jam https://www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/search?query=jam "Conserve" means "add £1 to the price".
- benatkin 3y ago
  Hmm, I don't think I can get used to that.
qbrass 3y ago
There was a band called Green Jello that used the name for a decade until one of their songs became popular, then Kraft Foods sent them a C&D for trademark infringement and they had to change their name to Green Jelly.
- scrame 3y ago
  Video mentioned: https://youtu.be/Gtffv9bpB-U https://youtu.be/Gtffv9bpB-U They had a studio down on Vermont or something in LA and had to change the mural on the building to update the name.
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- blamazon 3y ago
  There's a bagel shop in NYC that used to be called "F Line Bagels" but changed to "Line Bagels" to satisfy the transit authority. One could probably populate a small town with all the world's various proper nouns (bagel shops, bands, etc) that had to be changed after a C&D. That would be quite fun!
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- joombaga 3y ago
  They're still around. I'm seeing them Thursday.

> 26th October 2006: Attention Americans! > > What you call "jello", we call "jelly". What you call "jelly", we call "jam".

harimau777 3y ago
What do Brits call jam (i.e. what American's call jelly but with chunks of fruit in it)?
- notatoad 3y ago
  i don't think american-style jelly really exists in britain. british jam and american jam are mostly the same thing, if encountered it would probably be called filtered jam or clear jam.
  - pxeger1 3y ago
    Preserve? Conserve? But colloquially, probably just jam. Or "jam with bits of fruit in it"
    - joecool1029 3y ago
      Conserve is the antiquated term the British would probably use if 'filtered jam' existed there. Jam has small bits of fruit (usually like strawberry/raspberry seeds). US jelly does not since it's made from juice or syrup. Preserves are the kind with bigger chunks of fruit.
- Symbiote 3y ago
  Usually that's also jam, but there are a few fruits where we call it jelly. Redcurrant jelly: https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/redcurrant_jelly_26005 https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/redcurrant_jelly_26005 The whole jam shelf at Tesco, including "Strawberry Seedless Jam" (shouldn't that be "Seedless strawberry jam"? The adjective order sounds wrong otherwise) and "Strawberry jam": https://www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/search?query=jam https://www.tesco.com/groceries/en-GB/search?query=jam "Conserve" means "add £1 to the price".
benatkin 3y ago
Hmm, I don't think I can get used to that.

qbrass 3y ago

There was a band called Green Jello that used the name for a decade until one of their songs became popular, then Kraft Foods sent them a C&D for trademark infringement and they had to change their name to Green Jelly.

scrame 3y ago
Video mentioned: https://youtu.be/Gtffv9bpB-U https://youtu.be/Gtffv9bpB-U They had a studio down on Vermont or something in LA and had to change the mural on the building to update the name.
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blamazon 3y ago
There's a bagel shop in NYC that used to be called "F Line Bagels" but changed to "Line Bagels" to satisfy the transit authority. One could probably populate a small town with all the world's various proper nouns (bagel shops, bands, etc) that had to be changed after a C&D. That would be quite fun!
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joombaga 3y ago
They're still around. I'm seeing them Thursday.