Roxanne Pompilio's List: History of Jams, Jellies, and Marmalade

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   Evidence suggests the making of jam and jelly most likely began many centuries ago in Middle
• Eastern countries,
• Crusaders
• introduced jam and jelly to Europe and by the late Middle Ages
• Marmalade is thought to have been created in 1561 by the physician to Mary, Queen of Scots
• Chroniclers of more regal eras describe at length the magnificent feasts of Louis XIV,
• In North America, the first books on jam-making were published in the late 17th century.
• In 1940, the Food and Drug Administration established “Standards of Identity” which are official rules for what constitutes jam, jelly, preserves and fruit butter products.

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