# Herbed Garden Marmalade?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/herbed-garden-marmalade/960910>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Tags:** food-cooking\
**Created:** [March 11, 2022, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/herbed-garden-marmalade/960910 "2022-03-11T17:29:24Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 9\
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**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:** [March 12, 2022, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/herbed-garden-marmalade/960910/21 "2022-03-12T12:42:26Z")

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> [@Chronos](#):
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> Americans, who basically use “jelly” and “jam” interchangeably.

I will not repeat the jelly/jam joke but I’m sure most have heard it.

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**Author:** ![Tarataratara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Tarataratara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tarataratara)\
**Post date:** [March 12, 2022, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/herbed-garden-marmalade/960910/22 "2022-03-12T12:51:24Z")

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It sounds like it would be good on a grilled cheese.

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**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:** [March 12, 2022, 12:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/herbed-garden-marmalade/960910/23 "2022-03-12T12:52:27Z")

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Yes!!!

The really wacky thing is that we’ve never had anything like this before.

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**Author:** ![pjd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pjd/32/3009_2.png) [@pjd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pjd)\
**Post date:** [March 12, 2022, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/herbed-garden-marmalade/960910/24 "2022-03-12T13:03:20Z")

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Savoury Onion marmalade is a thing.

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**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\
**Post date:** [March 12, 2022, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/herbed-garden-marmalade/960910/25 "2022-03-12T13:33:08Z")

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…I’ve never actually tried it on a grilled cheese, or ham and cheese, sandwich. But now I totally have to, because that does sound really good.

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**Author:** ![Tarataratara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Tarataratara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tarataratara)\
**Post date:** [March 12, 2022, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/herbed-garden-marmalade/960910/26 "2022-03-12T13:39:06Z")

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Sort of like this? [https://www.food.com/recipe/herbed-garden-marmalade-434991](https://www.food.com/recipe/herbed-garden-marmalade-434991) It looks good. Oooh, as a dip for zucchini fries and fried or grilled okra, or blistered shisito peppers.

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**Author:** ![Treppenwitz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/treppenwitz/32/3445_2.png) [@Treppenwitz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Treppenwitz)\
**Post date:** [March 12, 2022, 9:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/herbed-garden-marmalade/960910/27 "2022-03-12T21:28:39Z")

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Mystery solved. I enjoyed that story. And…

> [@Tarataratara](#):
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> Sort of like this?

Wow - that’s straight up tomato jam (with added herbs and garlic). I might have a go at that.

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**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:** [March 12, 2022, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/herbed-garden-marmalade/960910/28 "2022-03-12T23:33:39Z")

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Put some of this marmalade along with with some goat cheese and minced, sautéed radicchio into omelettes this morning and my gf gave it five stars. And she’s a star miser!!

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**Author:** ![Tarataratara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Tarataratara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tarataratara)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2022, 9:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/herbed-garden-marmalade/960910/29 "2022-03-13T09:48:13Z")

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I’m reminded of Ma making sweet tomato preserves in the Little House series of books.

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