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 your jam was safe to eat when you made and canned it, it should be
safe 10 years later. The quality may have changed however.
Ellen