"Melba's Jammin'" > wrote in message
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> Long time. I've kept ripe olives in glass jars for months. Months.
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Not if they are California Ripe Olives. Ripe olives are not preserved except
by canning. All other olives are pickled "preserved" in some way or another.
California Ripe olives will last about a week in the refrigerator if kept in
the liquid from the can.

Charlie