Cream cheese and jelly or peanut butter and jelly

[lenquixote66]

When I was growing up it was always CC and J.

[CGTNORMANDIE]

3 hours ago, lenquixote66 said:

When I was growing up it was always CC and J.

I’ve always been an “either or”…cream cheese and grape jelly or crunchy peanut butter and strawberry jelly.  

[lenquixote66]

3 hours ago, CGTNORMANDIE said:

I’ve always been an “either or”…cream cheese and grape jelly or crunchy peanut butter and strawberry jelly.  

Cream cheese and grape jelly here too.Any kind of PB and J for me.

[Harters]

Put me down as a "neither". Not that I've ever tried them but I'd be in no rush to do so. 

[puppycanducruise]

I like jam not jelly.

[CGTNORMANDIE]

14 hours ago, puppycanducruise said:

I like jam not jelly.

You are right…crunchy peanut butter and strawberry jam for me!

[Harters]

I've never quite understood the American difference between jam and jelly. Can anyone give me a quick explanation please? 

 

I know American jelly is not the same as British jelly, which is a dessert mainly for children. That said, there can be very adult jellies, such as the orange one I've made for dinner tonight. Simply freshly squeezed orange juice with gelatin leaves to set. Segments of orange go into a nice wine glass and topped with the liquid and into the fridge to set. I'll get them out as we sit down to dinner so the chill is taken off a bit. 

 

 

[puppycanducruise]

In my opinion (Canadian) jelly is a fruit juice set with pectin that is served on bread or as a condiment.  Think of grape jelly or mint jelly. 

Jam is made with the pulp of fruit and set with pectin and served on bread.  Common types are strawberry or raspberry jam.

What @Harters describes for dessert, we would call jell-o, (although that's a brand, I've never made it from scratch).

Anyone else know more?

[Silverspringcruiser]

peanut butter and jelly.

cream cheese and lox.

[Lois R]

Actually, I LOVE preserves more than jam or jelly. 

[stoneharborlady]

On 12/30/2023 at 7:09 AM, puppycanducruise said:

I like jam not jelly.

Me too!

[lenquixote66]

On 1/3/2024 at 3:34 PM, Silverspringcruiser said:

peanut butter and jelly.

cream cheese and lox.

I never ate lox .

[Lois R]

18 minutes ago, lenquixote66 said:

I never ate lox .

Have you tried smoked salmon?

[lenquixote66]

1 hour ago, Lois R said:

Have you tried smoked salmon?

No .The only time I ever ate a salmon product was croquettes.

[CGTNORMANDIE]

15 hours ago, Lois R said:

Have you tried smoked salmon?

Smoked salmon with onions fried with scrambled eggs…delish!

[Lois R]

3 hours ago, CGTNORMANDIE said:

Smoked salmon with onions fried with scrambled eggs…delish!

We are speaking the same language😀although it could be just be called "lox, eggs and onions"😀

[lenquixote66]

I very rarely eat eggs and onions

[Harters]

Smoked salmon and scrambled eggs is a favourite Sunday breakfast in tis house. 

 

My most memorable occasion with this breakfast was served on the train from Manchester to London a few years back. Breakfast comes as part of the ticket price and I didnt want the full fry-up breakfast that day, as we were travelling to the capital for lunch and didnt want to spoil my appetite.

 

 

Edited February 20 by Harters

[Seamus6]

Never heard of cream cheese and jelly but would try it.

PB and J is okay

 

My Mom just mentioned recent that she eats PB and honey sandwiches which I never heard her her mention or heard from anyone else.

 

Jelly is made from fruit juices

Jam is made from fruit, smashed

preserves is made with larger chunks of fruit.

Mom used to can all three growing up.

 

[puppycanducruise]

I have peanut butter and honey once in a while.  It's popular in our family.

[lenquixote66]

23 hours ago, Seamus6 said:

Never heard of cream cheese and jelly but would try it.

PB and J is okay

 

My Mom just mentioned recent that she eats PB and honey sandwiches which I never heard her her mention or heard from anyone else.

 

Jelly is made from fruit juices

Jam is made from fruit, smashed

preserves is made with larger chunks of fruit.

Mom used to can all three growing up.

 

Where did you grow up that you never heard of cream cheese and jelly ?

[Seamus6]

1 hour ago, lenquixote66 said:

Where did you grow up that you never heard of cream cheese and jelly ?

 

Baltimore area.  I asked my DH and he's never heard of it either.

Is it regional?

I googled it and found some references.  I found some for pepper jelly and cream cheese on crackers which I have heard of and tried and liked.

 

[Lois R]

2 hours ago, CHPURSER said:

Cream Cheese and Jelly is very New York.

A long time ago, New York was the center of the universe.

Today it is just a small town in a 3rd world country.

OUCH!

[lenquixote66]

5 hours ago, Seamus6 said:

 

Baltimore area.  I asked my DH and he's never heard of it either.

Is it regional?

I googled it and found some references.  I found some for pepper jelly and cream cheese on crackers which I have heard of and tried and liked.

 

One of my son in laws grew up in the Baltimore area.His 82 year old mother ate it as a child.

[lenquixote66]

3 hours ago, CHPURSER said:

Cream Cheese and Jelly is very New York.

A long time ago, New York was the center of the universe.

Today it is just a small town in a 3rd world country.

Very New York,very Baltimore,parts of NJ .Egg Creams are supposedly only sold in NY.I found it on a menu in a Houston Texas restaurant 20 years ago.