On Jul 22, 12:46*am, Isabella Woodhouse > wrote:
> In article
> >,
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> " > wrote:
> > 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!
>
> > If they looked and smelled good, and were sealed properly, why throw
> > them out? *that's what cannning and preserving is for.
>
> Fives years seemed too long to me. *
>
> Izzy

Next time, send them to me