What's the difference between jelly, jam, preserves, and marmalade?

Question

What's the difference between jelly, jam, preserves, and marmalade?

Answer 1

Jelly-Juice

Jam-smashed fruit

Preserves-cut fruit

Marmalade-Fruit and rind

Basically

Answer 2

Jelly made from juice (that's why it's clear/trasparent).

Jam is made from mashed fruit.

Preserves is made with chunks of fruit.

marmalade is made with peel (typically citrus).

Answer 3

Jelly has the thinnest consistency of the bunch; fruits, or sometimes vegetables, are cooked and then strained until smooth and clear.

Jam, like jelly, the fruit is cooked until soft and almost formless.

But instead of being strained, the fruit is pureed.

Preserves are very similar to jam except the fruit is left in medium to large pieces.

Marmalade is a type of preserve that contains fruit peels.

Answer 4

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jelly_(frui...

explains all 4 in great detail