On 2018-07-22 17:41:45 +0000, gloria p said:

> Yesterday I went to store my new batch of apricot jam in the basement
> pantry. I found so many jars that should have been eaten, donated,or
> thrown out, dating back to 2002. I cleaned out the shelf, finding 51
> jars of jam, chutney, and pickles that were outdated, discolored, and
> just plain inedible. DH helped me empty them out into gallon ziplock
> bags which went into the trash. I suspect a lot of the apricot were
> from years when our trees had a bumper crop.
>
> The upside is that I now have 51 clean, empty jars to give away to the
> neighborhood beekeeper and a boatload of rings. (We threw away the
> lids, of course.) I still have cases of empty old pint and quart jars
> from the "olden days" when we had a big garden and the energy to
> preserve.
>
> gloria p

Too bad you didn't send me a jar when you made it.

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