Marmalade

[Eureka!]

Why is orange jam called marmalade? and more importantly, who invented the ironing board?

[Quizmonster]

Portuguese for a quince is 'marmelo', based on a Latin word, so a jam made from these fruits was called 'marmelada'. It then came into English via French 'marmelade' as 'marmalade'. The word can be applied to any fruit jam, especially citrus ones...hence the reason it became attached to oranges especially. There's no real reason why lemon jam, say, shouldn't also be called marmalade.

No idea about the ironing-board at the moment.
 

[Quizmonster]

Possibly Sarah Boone, an ex-slave, but click http://www33.brinkster.com/iiiii/inventions/ironing.asp for more information about the ironing-board.

[jake-the-peg]

W Vandenburg, J Harvey US patent #19,390 1858

and I've lost count of the number of explanations for the term marmalade I've just seen

[jake-the-peg]

That's spooky Quizmonster!

Still I guess there can't be that may websites devoted to the ironing board!

[exarmyparrot]

i believe it was mr felix ironingboard, i don't know how he thought of the name for his invention though

[Peter Pedant]

No Orange Jam isnt marmalade.

In Riddle of the Sands (and how many authors do you know have been prosecuted for Treaon?) Michael York says have you tried this? They have almost got it, but its not quite marmalade.

and that is because there is no rind in it.

You can get Orange Jam (without the rind) in Egypt for example.