To dream that you are eating marmalade or preserves reflects a tendency to maintain fundamental elements of something, not losing sight of all of an issue’s various factors. To dream that you are making marmalade denotes an unhappy domestic life. To dream that you are eating jam signifies a troubling situation but, by contrast, to dream that you are making jam suggests a happy home life. Consider also the pun ‘caught in a jam’, which means that you may find yourself in something of a fix. To dream that you are eating jelly or jelly beans refers to small blessings that may be overlooked in waking life. A jelly roll suggests a person who is superficial and frivolous. To see a pickle or gherkin in your dream signifies some anxiety, fear or realization that must be faced, accepted or resolved. Are you in a pickle in the real world? Alternatively, a pickle may be seen as a symbol for the penis.
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