Jam and
jelly: nomenclature
Posted by R. Berg on October
11, 2002 In Reply to: Re: Jammy posted
by Adrian on October 11, 2002
: : : : Does anyone know where the
expression adjective "jammy" comes from. I'm not sure how widely it's used but
means lucky - as a kid it was lengthened to "jammy dodger" which is a biscuit
- any ideas?
: I think it comes exclusively from that biscuit confection with
strawberry jam (or jelly if you're US) inside, meaning a dodgy sort of person-with
the 'dodger' bit left out.
We have strawberry jam in the US, too. Jam, made
with whole fruit, has seeds; jelly, made with juice, doesn't.
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