Ravenwood - 10/24/03 06:00 AM
"The law is the law." -- E.U. spokesman commenting on a man that faces prison time for illegally labeling "jam" as "marmalade".
According to a European Union ruling, marmalade can contain only citrus fruits like lemons, limes and oranges. It can't be made out of apricots or other soft fruits. Such produce has to be labelled as jam.See what happens when you subvert your national sovereignty to a bunch of bureaucratic busy-bodies. Nothing says homeland security like clamping down on crime involving canned fruit and preserves.
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I thought the distinguishing feature of marmalade was bits of rind in it. Presumably from the same fruit or vegetable as the rest of it.
Posted by: Ron Hardin at October 24, 2003 8:43 AMDon't say that in the E.U., or you could wind up in jail.
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