What is jelly in French?

[MmeHereWeGoAWassailLindt]

Need to buy some for making trifle

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DH on his way to supermarket

Why the hell he said that I would make trifle for his company's Xmas brunch, I don't know

gelee with an accent that I cant do

Isn't it just gelée (de fraises/cassis whatever)?

Thanks, will have him search for it. I hope he can buy it in France.

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I have lived in France for 4 years and I have never seen jelly, even in the international section.

English friends have had a children's party and served jelly and the French children thought it was really really weird!

Good luck!

My local Monoprix have Rowntrees jelly. But then I live in a ridiculously international area of Paris...

They also have Lea & Perrins and other Englishy stuff.

Bum. No jelly. Can I make trifle without it?

If not I can make some German Xmas biscuits, if I can find a cookie cuter

Thanks all. Now have another thing to add to my list when my parents visit.

'gélee' is just runny jam with no bits of fruit in.

I have requested trifle on my Christmas visit to the UK!

I have some very longstanding French friends who love trifle, but it is impossible to make the true 70's version there as you cannot buy packet jelly or custard powder.

They always ask me to take them some over!

They also always ask for Christmas cake (they don't seem to get all the dried fruit there either), digestive biscuits and liquorice allsorts

Make your own to use in trifle www.petitmonde.com/iDoc/Fiche.asp?id=24212

No jelly in France or Spain.

Make a trifle using jam - nice French runny confiture. Classic trifle doesn't contain jelly and it would be a bit over the top to make a fruit jelly using gelatine leaves and then submerge it in the other ingredients.
If custard powder is a problem, make a real egg custard and thicken slightly with cornflour.

Thanks all. I did not attempt an experiment this time as we were invited to the big boss's house for his Xmas party. I will try making one just with jam next time.

You can buy American jello in the American Market by the main station in Geneva (I think you're around there?)

Also try Globus if you have one with a food hall (sorry am in Zürich....)

get yourself to Jims www.jims-british-market.com/ or champion in ferney

www.jims-british-market.com/shop.htm

Thanks for those tips. I think I have heard of Jim's Market. I have been meaning to toddle over there. I am not too bothered about stocking up on british produce but sometimes you just need cadbury's hot chocolate (which I shouldn't admit to craving when living in Switzerland)

Will check out Globus next time I am in town.

Check out Manor at Chavannes or in the city

Oooh, I need no encouragement to check out Manor I love it. I am not too far from the new one so go there quite often and have a coffee after I shop.