If the recipe says...

[mrs_sweetpeach]

...it seems to taste better the longer you wait, is twelve years too long?

Back in May of 2000, jebra and I canned several cases of rhubarb chutney. Sadly I have almost two full cases left. The seals appear to be fine but ten years is an awfully long time. Should I try it or should I empty the jars and feed the chutney to the compost pile?

Comments

[mrs-sweetpeach.livejournal.com]

LOL! We fed it all to the compost pile. Seeing as not all of the seals were good and three jars had visible stuff growing in them, I'm no worried about making the right choice.

[johnridley.livejournal.com]

Well obviously not if the seals are not good. I very rarely saw a bad seal on canned goods - my mom canned > 1000 quarts a year some years, she had the procedure down.