# Funny fruitspreads **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 20, 2019, 11:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-fruitspreads/840553 "2019-09-20T11:48:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Art\_Rock](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/art_rock/32/525_2.png) [@Art\_Rock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Art_Rock)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2019, 11:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-fruitspreads/840553/1 "2019-09-20T11:48:25Z")
Looking for the most unusual fruit spreads you have encountered in shops - so no home-made variations. I once came across a paprika (bell pepper) fruit spread, tasted remarkably nice as well. And last week we found a pumpkin fruit spread, a first for us (it was a bit too sweet to be honest). ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2019, 12:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-fruitspreads/840553/2 "2019-09-20T12:11:00Z")
What do we mean by “fruit spread” here? Would _Carpobrotus edulis_ jam count? ---
**Author:** ![Art\_Rock](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/art_rock/32/525_2.png) [@Art\_Rock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Art_Rock)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2019, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-fruitspreads/840553/3 "2019-09-20T12:42:04Z")
Jams and preserves. Fruit spread may be Dunglish (English as spoken by a Dutchman) in that sense. ETA: hottentot fig - definitely an example of what I was looking for. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2019, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-fruitspreads/840553/4 "2019-09-20T12:42:58Z")
Not unusual to me, but it’s very rare to find beach plum jelly in stores. ---
**Author:** ![Stana\_Claus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stana_claus/32/13874_2.png) [@Stana\_Claus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stana_Claus)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2019, 1:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-fruitspreads/840553/5 "2019-09-20T13:01:58Z")
My daughter once brought home a jar of strawberry/jalapeno jam she found at an Amish booth at a local flea market. I thought it an odd combination until I tasted it. It was WONDERFUL!! Strawberry goodness with a nice bite of heat! I have since made it myself many times. ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2019, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-fruitspreads/840553/6 "2019-09-20T13:55:13Z")
> [@Art\_Rock](#): > > ETA: hottentot fig - definitely an example of what I was looking for. 🙂 [Err, no](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hottentot_(racial_term)#Usage_as_a_term_of_abuse,_and_racist_connotations). Don’t care what Wiki says, _nobody_ calls here it that anymore, and if that’s what they call it overseas, they need to stop. It’s “sour fig”. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2019, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-fruitspreads/840553/7 "2019-09-20T14:03:57Z")
> [@MrDibble](#): > > What do we mean by “fruit spread” here? And what do we mean by “funny”? I’ve purchased Quince Jelly; it was only funny because the cashier looked at it and said, “Kince Jelly, huh?” ---
**Author:** ![Guest-starring\_Id](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guest-starring_id/32/21736_2.png) [@Guest-starring\_Id](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guest-starring_Id)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2019, 2:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-fruitspreads/840553/8 "2019-09-20T14:25:07Z")
Can we include disgusting spreads like Flucker’s? ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2019, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-fruitspreads/840553/9 "2019-09-20T14:29:37Z")
> [@MrDibble](#): > > _nobody_ calls here it that anymore :smack: should be: _nobody_ here calls it that anymore. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2019, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-fruitspreads/840553/10 "2019-09-20T14:45:34Z")
> [@Guest-starring\_Id](#): > > Can we include disgusting spreads like Flucker’s? The cricket sellers? ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2019, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-fruitspreads/840553/11 "2019-09-20T16:15:09Z")
I’ve had tomato jam. Very interesting. Sweet yet very tomatoey ---
**Author:** ![moojja](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e5b9ba/32.png) [@moojja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/moojja)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2019, 4:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-fruitspreads/840553/12 "2019-09-20T16:35:49Z")
> [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](#): > > I’ve had tomato jam. Very interesting. Sweet yet very tomatoey So…you had ketchup? How was it different? ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2019, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-fruitspreads/840553/13 "2019-09-20T16:37:48Z")
I’ve made pepper jelly. Not a big fan. Strawberry would make it palatable, to me. Pawpaw jellies and jams are found in lots of country markets. Its a crap shoot whether you’ll get a good one. Watermelon rind preserves can be surprisingly good. ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2019, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-fruitspreads/840553/14 "2019-09-20T16:48:45Z")
> [@moojja](#): > > So…you had ketchup? How was it different? Ketchup is a sauce. Tomato jam I’ve had is more like marmalade or whole fruit jam in texture. It’s quite popular in South Africa, so I didn’t think it was unusual enough to mention. Let me see, what other popular jams here might be strange overseas then - is melon-and-ginger jam unusual? What about fig-and-walnut? Bacon? ---
**Author:** ![Banksiaman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/banksiaman/32/3334_2.png) [@Banksiaman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Banksiaman)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2019, 8:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-fruitspreads/840553/15 "2019-09-20T20:41:53Z")
[Quandong](https://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-10-16/quandong-season/9048160) - the only native Australian fruit that is jammified commercially to the point of being a supermarket, rather than craft fair commodity. Nice sweety but slightly tart taste. ---
**Author:** ![kayaker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kayaker/32/441_2.png) [@kayaker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kayaker)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2019, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-fruitspreads/840553/16 "2019-09-20T21:04:11Z")
> [@MrDibble](#): > > Ketchup is a sauce. Tomato jam I’ve had is more like marmalade or whole fruit jam in texture. It’s quite popular in South Africa, so I didn’t think it was unusual enough to mention. Where do chutneys fit? ETA: no, I’m not lobbing that as a straight line. ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2019, 9:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-fruitspreads/840553/17 "2019-09-20T21:41:31Z")
> [@kayaker](#): > > Where do chutneys fit? Depends what you mean by chutney? South African chutneys are more like … chunky ketchup with fruit bits, but runnier than jam. Like a Branston Pickle. I believe the USA has something similar in Maj. Grey’s? Indian ones vary. A lot. Like, a whole lot. ---
**Author:** ![Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/qadgop_the_mercotan/32/83_2.png) [@Qadgop\_the\_Mercotan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Qadgop_the_Mercotan)\ **Post date:** [September 20, 2019, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-fruitspreads/840553/18 "2019-09-20T23:59:52Z")
> [@moojja](#): > > So…you had ketchup? How was it different? It was as different from ketchup as a beef jerky strip is from a medium rare ribeye. ---
**Author:** ![Beckdawrek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beckdawrek/32/3647_2.png) [@Beckdawrek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beckdawrek)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2019, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-fruitspreads/840553/19 "2019-09-21T01:26:25Z")
I make Muscadine jelly and mulberry jelly. Not so strange. The fruit is hard to find, though. I have my own grape vines and an ancient Mulberry tree. There is a Mayhaw festival down the highway from me every fall. I’ve never ventured over there. ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [September 21, 2019, 2:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-fruitspreads/840553/20 "2019-09-21T02:18:00Z")
Sweetened hot pepper preserves are very nice on top of cream cheese on toasts or thick crackers. I don’t want to try anything funnier than that. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/funny-fruitspreads/840553.md?page=2)