Jelly
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Noun
jelly (uncountable and countable; plural jellies)
- (UK) A dessert made by boiling gelatin, sugar and some flavouring (often derived from fruit) and allowing it to set; often called Jell-O® in the US.
- (US) a sweet gelatinous substance derived from fruit juices and pectin
- 1945: Fannie Merritt Farmer and w:Wilma Lord Perkins revisor, The Boston Cooking-School Cook Book, Eighth edition - Perfect jelly is of appetizing flavor; beautifully colored and translucent; tender enough to cut easily with a spoon, yet firm enough to hold its shape when turned from the glass.
- 1975: Irma S. Rombauer and Marion Rombauer Becker, The Joy of Cooking 5th revision - Jelly has great clarity. Two cooking processes are involved. First, the juice alone is extracted from the fruit. Only that portion thin and clear enough to drip through a cloth is cooked with sugar until sufficiently firm to hold its shape. It is never stiff and never gummy.
- (UK) Jam that has been sieved to remove pieces of fruit before being allowed to set.
- (slang) A large backside, especially a woman's.
- Check out that girl shaking her jelly!
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dessert
jam
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sieved jam
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large backside
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