What was marmalade originally made from
Marmalade the English term "marmalade" are still used as a generic term for preserves of all fruits, whereas in Britain it refers solely to a citrus preserve. The name originates in Portuguese, where ' applies exclusively to quince jam. In Spanish the term usually refers to what in English is called jam, and ' — used in Mexico and Central America — is similar to the American English jelly. Under the Food and Drug Regulations (C.R.C., c. 870), marmalade strictly requires sweetening ingredient that must be at least 65% water soluble solids. Marmalade can also contain some acid chemical that can
Lady Marmalade didn't know what it was about. I don't know French and nobody, I swear this is God's truth, nobody at all told me what I'd just sung a song about." Steve Huey from AllMusic selected the song as one of the best tracks on Labelle's 1995 compilation "Lady Marmalade: The Best of Patti and Labelle". Critic Robert Christgau described it as "great synthetic French-quarter raunch." "Lady Marmalade" is billed as the song that made Labelle one of the "hottest girl groups" of the 1970s. It was a number-one hit for one week on the "Billboard" Hot 100 singles chart in