In article <Im_nf.112964$Gd6.68143@pd7tw3no>,
ellen wickberg > wrote:
>Will Wagner wrote:
>>
>> Got some nice blueberries on deck to make some jam. My sister gave me
>> some pectin she had around, and the "use by" dates are a year or two ago.
>> Does that stuff go bad, or will it be fine? I got some new anyway, but
>> I'm just curious.
>>
>The only problems I have ever noticed are with liquid pectin. It
>becomes solid, rather than liquid, at some point. I don't know if it
>would still work well if it were broken up so that it could be quickly
>stirred in or not. Otherwise, the dates on pectin don't seem to have
>made any difference in our jams or jellies in the Canning Kitchen.

OK, thanks for the responses everybody. A jammin' we will go...

Will

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