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


How sad, indeed. I'm sure they were fine. The first thing that goes is
the color -- it turns a little brownish (especially red stuff), but it's
still OK. If yours was still clear and bright, it was probably almost
as good as when you first made it.

Bob