1. noun /ˈdʒɛl.i/
a) A dessert made by boiling gelatine, sugar and some flavouring (often derived from fruit) and allowing it to set
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.
b) A clear or translucent fruit preserve, made from fruit juice and set using either naturally occurring, or added, pectin
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.
2. verb /ˈdʒɛl.i/
a) To wiggle like jelly.
b) To make jelly.
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