[Sca-cooks] Synonym Assistance

Susan Fox selene at earthlink.net
Thu Sep 11 07:28:46 PDT 2008


Lady Celia wrote:
> euriol wrote:
>   
>> I wince as I say this. Sounds like a "gummy" to me.
>>     
>
> And Antonia replied: 
> <<No, no... the jelly is very like the gummy-type sweet, but not as firm.>>
>
>
> And to bring us back full circle... aren't what we call "gummy (bears)"
> called "jelly (babies)" in the U.K.? 
>   
Not quite.  Jelly babies are softer and more the shape of a swaddled 
baby, no limbs to speak of.  Still the choice of Timelords everywhere. 

Selene, a fan for all seasons



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