On Jul 21, 4:26 pm, Isabella Woodhouse > wrote:
> Found 4 half pints of 2003 strawberry jam behind a box of empty jars.
> How sad. When I opened them, they looked just as clear and bright as
> when I made them. They even smelled good. But into the compost they
> went. I thought 5 years was too long.
>
> Hopefully soon we'll have some plum jam!
>
> Isabella
>
If they looked and smelled good, and were sealed properly, why throw
them out? that's what cannning and preserving is for.