• Question: What is Jelly?

    Asked by (ﾉ◕ヮ◕)ﾉ*:･ﾟ to David, Eva, Kate, Nicholas, Rachel on 11 Nov 2015.
    • Photo: Nicholas Pearce

      Nicholas Pearce answered on 11 Nov 2015:

      Hey,

      Jelly is a pudding made with a substance called gelatin. Gelatin is a mixture of small proteins that will move around easily in hot water, but when it cools it becomes a bit firmer, but never fully solid – leaving you with a wobbly jelly

    • Photo: David Nunan

      David Nunan answered on 11 Nov 2015:

      Fat free and tasty!

Comments

  • Photo: CheekyNandos

    CheekyNandos commented on :

    What do you mean?

  • Photo: Nicholas

    Nicholas commented on :

    Hey,
    The gelatin is a little like a net – lots of short bits connected together to make kind of like a framework. This ‘net’ can hold everything together in one place, but still move around a bit – that’s why jelly can wobble, but not fall apart. Before you make a jelly, the gelatin is all hard and stuck together, but adding hot water allows it to move and expand and fill up your jelly mould. As is gets colder, the gelatin is not able to keep moving as easily, so will stay in place. I hope that’s explained a bit more, sorry if it’s still not clear.