Washington Post, Jan.26, 2010 on page C4: Read below and you'll be sweet for sure.(sic)
Jelly contains fruit juice or clear liquid and syrup or sugar. When it's cooked,it gels...thus jelly!
Jam is cooked, pureed fruit, and it has a soft, thick consistency.
Preserves contain either large chunks of fruit or whole fruit in heavy syrup.
Marmalade contains small pieces of rind and fruit, and can have other fruits addded.
Fruit butter is usually smooth and made from fruit pulp and spices. I love to eat them to supply the demand of my sweet tooth.
In Pin Yin system of romanization in the Chinese language: "Guo jiang" or "guo fu" to cover the above various kinds in a nut shell.
Chinese is easy,indeed! Cf."A Glimpse of the Chinese Language" to find out the details. Available at www.rand.org for a free copy pdf format if you would use your fingers to click for dexterity aprops of good exercise to maintain health.
Francis Shieh a.k.a. Xie Shihao comparing American and Chinese things RE Sweets for the sweet folks in USA and in China. Nobody would demur such sweet blog. Hehehahahoho all the way and we shall live to be centenarians. Laughter begets longevity! A native of Shanghai looking forward for World Expo in Shanghai starting May 2010. Tuesday, January 26, 2010 at 10 a.m.
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