Canners - What would you do with this fruit jam?

[hornblower]

Kids & I made a lot of jam last year & we haven't eaten through it all yet.

 

So I've got some jars in the pantry which are on the 1 year anniversary.

 

They were sealed in regular mason jars with metal lids, using a hot water bath (none of that "invert on the counter" shortcut for me :)) & the seals are still fine.

 

Should I try to use it all up now, fast? (I was thinking of maybe making lots of jam squares and freezing them.)

 

Should I just freeze the jars of jam? Would that buy me more time in which to use it up?

 

Should I just leave them in the pantry & eat them in the course of the next few months?

 

Should I throw them out? :blink:

 

What says the cumulative canning experience of the hive?

[Closeacademy]

They are good for 2 years or more. I won't eat them past the 2nd year but they would probably still be good if you were out of food.:001_smile:

[Anne Rittenhouse]

Keep eating. As long as they are sealed, jams and jellies will be fine for two years. Past that taste declines. So make smaller batches next time and be aware of what you family consumes in a year.

[hornblower]

Great! Thanks everyone!

 

Dh is my big jam eater & he keeps forgetting that we now have a pantry. If it's not in the cupboard or the fridge, he doesn't know we have it. :D

 

Plus that was the summer of a bumper crop of plums from my neighbour's tree. This year - hardly any plums at all :-(

 

That plum jam is SO heavenly; I'm glad I can keep eating :)

[fairfarmhand]

keep using them

 

BTW, if you heat it till it's runny it is yummy on pancakes.