Steve Pope wrote:
> Jay > wrote:
>
>> I bought a jar for the first time (previously had them from small
>> tins). Used a couple in a salad and put the jar in the fridge (as per
>> the label). 2 days later I go to get them out of the fridge and the
>> liquid in the jar has turned into a mushy white mush!
>> The ingredients are anchovies, olive oil and salt.
>> Is this normal behaviour? Are they usable? Can it be prevented?
>
> Yeah, it's normal -- that is olive oil in the jar, which (at
> least in certain grades) is solid at refrigerator temperature
> (at least for some refrigerators).
>
> When I open a tin, I rinse off the oil and transfer to
> a new container. This is just for convenience, no problem
> to let it solidify instead, then scrape/rinse it away later.
>
> Steve

I guess you could just let the jar warm enough to melt the solidified
olive oil before using the anchovies..? It shouldn't take long.
If you are daring and adventurous, and enjoy fishing with dynamite, you
could put the jar in the microwave oven for 10 seconds or so.