The defence of all these islands is the responsibility of the United Kingdom. However, Jersey is not part of the UK, nor the European Union, but is rather a separate possession of the Crown, comparable to the Isle of Man. Jersey belongs to the Common Travel Area. Until the nineteenth century, indigenous Jèrriais — a variety of Norman French — was the language of the island, though French was used for official business. During the twentieth century, however, an intense language shift took place and Jersey today is predominantly English-speaking. Seafood has traditionally been important to the cuisine of Jersey: mussels (called moules locally), oysters, lobster and crabs — especially spider crabs — ormers, and conger. Jersey milk being very rich, cream and butter have played a large part in insular cooking. (See Channel Island milk) However there is no indigenous tradition of cheese making, contrary to the custom of mainland Normandy, but some cheese is produced commercially. Jersey fudge, mostly imported and made with milk from overseas Jersey cattle herds, is a popular food product with tourists. Jersey Royal potatoes are the local variety of new potato, and the island is famous for its early crop of small potatoes from the south-facing côtils (steeply-sloping fields). They are eaten in a variety of ways, often simply boiled and served with butter. Apples historically were an important crop. Bourdélots are apple dumplings, but the most typical speciality is black butter (lé nièr beurre), a dark spicy spread prepared from apples, cider and spices.

Wikipedia articles for Jersey

• Geography of Jersey
• Jersey
• Jersey
• BBC Jersey
• Saint Helier
• Jersey Railway
• Springfield Stadium
• Parish Church of St Helier
• Battle of Jersey
• Jersey Heritage
• Latitude and longitude of cities, I-P
• Jersey Eastern Railway
• States of Jersey
• Victoria College, Jersey
• Elizabeth Castle
• Saint Saviour, Jersey
• List of postcodes in Jersey
• Saint Clement, Jersey
• Saint Lawrence, Jersey
• Saint Aubin's Fort, Jersey
• Pallot Heritage Steam Museum
• Hohlgangsanlage 8
• Time Team (series 18)
• La Hougue Bie
• Trinity, Jersey
• Saint Aubin, Jersey
• Grouville Church
• St Aubin on the Hill
• Grouville