American recipe: In the US is 'cream cheese' the same as Philadelphia type cheese?

[TspookyChasm]

Just need some clarification here.

I have a really nice recipe book for my slow cooker and it seems to be American.

Some recipes require cubes of cream cheese. I always think of something like Philadelphia cheese if I think of cream cheese and it's not really something that you can cut up into cubes.

Does it mean a different thing in the US or am I reading too much into the description?

Jelly in the US is not jam or Jello. It is the juice of boiled crushed fruit that is put through a jelly bag and then had pectin and sugar added, simmered until it is a thicker consistency and pour into jars. It is more translucent (depending on the fruit.

Native

Butter here has marks, but into grammes rather than tablespoons, but I think a standard block is 16 tablespoons so you can still cut it in 1/2 for 8 or 1/2 for 4.

Are cans/tins in different sizes to the UK? I know we have loads of different sizes but in general a 'tin' to me would be a large tine of beans/soup.