diff --git a/facts.txt b/facts.txt index c1283d0..7b8fcf2 100644 --- a/facts.txt +++ b/facts.txt @@ -141,4 +141,10 @@ "The average age of a French oak tree harvested for use in creating wine barrels is 170 years." "10,000 varieties of wine grapes exist worldwide." }, + "Jam": { + "The making of jam and jelly probably began centuries ago in the Middle Eastern countries, where sugar cane grew naturally." + "Historically in Ireland, two of the most popular jam flavours made in the home were Rhubarb and Ginger and Blackberry and Apple." + "Jam is a thick mixture of cut or crushed fruit and sugar (and often pectin) that is cooked until the pieces of fruit form a thick puree. Jelly is a clear, bright mixture made from fruit juice, sugar and pectin or acid that forms a gel." + "Jam is an interesting condiment because its neither a solid or a liquid. It can contain chunks of fruit which are solids, but if let out of the fridge the juicy bit becomes a liquid. Also Jam moves to fit a contain, which is one of the properties of a liquid." + } }