Did You Know? Storing Jam

Store Your Jam In The Pantry

Jam has a lot of natural and artificial preservatives and it has a very long shelf life without refrigeration. If you think by keeping it in the fridge that it will last longer, it won't.  The only difference is in the composition of the sugar; it loses sweetness in the cold.

Jam is best stored in the pantry.

What will make your jam last longer is not contaminating the jar with what is on the knife or spoon that you dip into it - like butter, apple butter, peanut butter, cheese, breadsticks, french toast cubes, etc.  Use a clean knife each time you are changing your dipping so you don't have butter residue mixed in the jam. All these things will make your jam spoil much faster.

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