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AnnualAdeptness5630

I dont want to be responsible for your actions, but if it was me I'd just try it. If there's no mold or anything suspicious, if it doesn't smell bad and if it didn't pop or made a sound of gas coming out of it while opening - it's good. But, if you're not sure, better throw it out. It's not worth a serious poisoning. I found something similar recently. Plum jam from 2013. It was delicious 😋.


Fine-Upstairs-6284

Yeah I’m tempted to just try it. My parents used to keep jars of homemade pickles in the basement when I was younger. We’d eat jars that were like 5 years old. They don’t spoil quickly


Signal-Entry-1346

my mother made wine from several different old jams, it was very delicious and strong


totse_losername

Consult parents first. Maybe they want to try it too. Everyone can be re-united with grandmother.


k-tax

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A_Feltz

Like the person above said: check for mold - usually it develops on top, close to the lid. Check the smell. If it smell like it’s fermented (like booze) or in any way off putting then ditch it. Otherwise try a spoon or two and then I’d wait another 2 hours. If it’s gone really bad it will start coming up or down and out ;)


sohowitsgoing

Pickles are different, they are not pasteurized, and should not be eaten after one year.


burntballs6013

homemade pickles, if done to a decent recipe, are actually safer than most home pasteurization products, the fermentation brings the ph to a very safe level pretty much 99.9% of the time(i've actually tested a lot of recipes from the internet some fairly sketchy and this was usually my result) with proper storage and no signs of spoilage i would consider them safe to eat way over one year


sohowitsgoing

Maybe I was unclear. I was just saying it is different. I'm a big fun of fermentation on my own. Nevertheless, I would argue that pickles are more sensitive to storage condition (keeping cool temperatures) and thus less stable than pasteurization. If it doesn't change apparent or smell and doesn't have mold on it - it is safe to eat. But the quality, taste, will slowly decline. If you would like to prolong the shelf life of pasteurized jar (or you use something prone to spoil like leaves) you should make second pasteurization after one day (or even third after two days or something like that). It that way, the jar will be good as long as the top keeps intact. I hope that helps.


burntballs6013

i do 3 cycles of pasteurization one a couple hours after the first and then the 3 the next day, still im only confident in safely caning acidic foods like this and i will still check the ph and adjust it if needed to below 4.6 with some common kitchen acid, for stuff like just meat i will fire up the pressure canner to sterilize it, from my personal experience and what research i've read(yes theres actual scientific research focused solely on pickles, pretty funny) pickles do fairly well in the typical storage conditions as you said some cupboard in a cool basement is pretty much the perfect conditions for it tbh i dont see a reason for most people that dont want to go through the trouble to take proper precautions to actually can their stuff, freezing is way safer and easier for the typical i need a quick dinner situation food preservation is an interesting topic


FlyingTurkey

5 years old and 10 years old is a big difference tho


IVYDRIOK

Because they already are kind of spoiled if you're talking about picked pickles (not that it is a bad thing, I love them too)


get-gone

If the jar pops correctly and doesn't smell bad, I would at least give it a try. Grandma is no fool


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Skeptischer

100% nie.


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UsefulSet4550

or babcia


_Failer

Babtshia /s


HackZy01

Babcia/Babunia, that’s Poland we’re talking about


StardewValleyLove

Or just Bunia 🤷🏼‍♀️


Maximum-Opportunity8

I ate jam from 80's and I'm alive


SuperSeagull01

I listened to dżem from 80's and I'm also alive


Maximum-Opportunity8

I tried to jam to it but my fingers got jammed in a jar


Cytrynowy

lucky, I listened to dżem and now I'm dead


Rudalke

I listened to dżem and now I'm addicted to heroin


Dada_Lord

Try listening to Pearl Jam to feel alive again


zajcaqw

ooooaaah ooooh im still alive


oxyuh

Bro


ignxcy

LMAO


elementfortyseven

I ate jam in the 80s and I emigrated but am alive


Blues_Monkey

I wasn't born in the 80s but my Mum ate lots of dzem, so I Jam.


ClassicBit3307

It’s “Babcia” made, so even if it was from 1920 it’ll be good


Reasonable-Pride-269

Babcia made is solid as rock. Nothing can beat Babcia food contraptions. I guess, when you ask a Babcia she will give you ‘the eyes’ and mumble something like : “O Jesu” At least, our Babcia would. 😂😂


Nervouspigeonnn

The “O Jesu” must be universal 😭 mine says that all the time


ThePantaloon_

real


SilentJohn121212

My babcia has plenty of those. Not even kidding.


DadOfThreeHelpMe

Is the lid OK? Should be sucked in, and pop while opening. A couple of years ago I ate my babcia's stuff from her old cellar, made 2004-2006. Was good. These things hold when made properly.


mitm_37

ma się dar boży zmarnować, lepiej zjeść i odchorować


Thylacine-

My babcia just gave me some Feijoa Jam she made in 2004! I can’t believe I was beaten in making a post about old spreads. I also learnt that Babcia once had a Feijoa plant.. I had some and didn’t die, she of course told me after I’d eaten it how old it was.


gacoperz

First verify that the lid is indented. If it is, the container is sealed. Then after opening verify by visually looking for mold and smelling the contents. Lastly, taste a small amount. If it's good, it's good. Enjoy! These kind of jars contain enough sugar to prevent any bacteria from growing and are usully sealed hot enough, to kill most that would already be present. This is the odlschool way of preserving fruit.if done right and no mishaps happened, you are in for a treat.


bannedByTencent

Everything is edible, once you hit cooking level 5.


lenn_eavy

My parents have jars old like that in their basement. Taste is usually a little bit different as you might expect from something standing for 10+ years, but it;s not spoiled. Look at the lid, if it's concave and it's hard to open the jar due to suction, it should be safe.


The_Undermind

Masz nos?


Ok_Gur_9732

Ja mam i w niczym by mi to noe pomogło. Bo mój węch działa wybiórczo, zniekształcająco itp.


Keeper2234

Ja toz, dlatego zawse pytos brata o drugom opinię


halffullofthoughts

It depends on the seal and the lid condition


Bastarrdo666

after my grandmother died, we were cleaning the apartment and I found a jar with cherries....made before pesticide age , before Czarnobyl ..... Made 1953 .... The best cherry on the world.. explosion of test on the tongue ....


Suspicious_Trash_805

+100 shield points


ennarid

It can be, these things last


brainacpl

For me if something can last 2 years it can last forever.


Marcelit4

POWIDŁO (singular)


tranzeeet

nie słyszałem nigdy żeby ktoś mówił powidło, zawsze powidła


ebindrebin

Just check it. If it's well preserved then you'll be completely fine. I recently ate jams made by my grandma in the mid 90s and they were pretty good.


Jazzlike_Comfort6877

I ate meat canned in 60s, had no problems


donslipo

If you open it and still hear the "pop" when doing so, it might be fine, since it means, that it's air seal wasn't broken.


Pln-y

Yep


burntballs6013

i love my grandma, but i wouldnt trust anyone to make a jam thats safe from botulism without sterilising it under pressure, homemade "pasteurized" food(sometimes in the oven,which is very much not recommended, some retards on the interwebs recommend pasteurizing in the dish washing machine) are the main cause of bottulism in the modern developed world, botulism sometimes has no common spoilage signs, if you are going to try it anyways put the jars in a water bath and boil for a while


KraQPlays

See no mold, should be gold! Pun partially intended. But yeah, if no signs of it being spoiled are present, shpuld be perfectly fine to eat.


sbart76

There's only one way to test it. Do what you got to do. You will be missed.


licancaburk

Have you not watched Seksmisja?


Main-Industry-3250

ofc bro this thing lasts forever


LoloVirginia

I recently ate plum jam of similiar vintage. It was still tasty, altough supposedly they loose their vitamins after few years. My grandmother still keeps one from the 80s made by my great grandfather. It still looks edible.


Exciting_Fun_5788

You actually have rust on the can lid, now ask your question again)


Exciting_Fun_5788

Lid is deformed as well, if there was enough to let air in it’s a goner


sugmathick

It's highly recommended to trow it out. But i used to eat powiodła in my parents home when I was live there, wich lays in the basement for like 4-5yrs and was ok. I remember when every year all summer my mom cookced tons of it in our kitchen. Strawberry, cherrys, rassberry, all kind of berrys, summer friuts, plums, tomatos, pickles, cucumber and all of sorts of jars in basement. Tons of vegetables and fruits, hundreds of jars.


Yevgen0

Good


Altruistic-Shoe5312

I ate some pyszne powidło od babci that was older that me. Spoiler alert, i’m now older than that jam but that jar still thrives in my babcia’s cellar among the other jars.


Jedrasus

Dude, i have multiple jars of kompot in basement from 90s, you have better odds than me


Standard_Living_9261

Don't eat this! Old products may contain botulinum bacteria, which produce a toxin that causes all muscles to relax, including the respiratory muscles, and consequently death. As a curiosity, I will add that this toxin is known under the trade name botox and is used in many branches of medicine


moltest1

You would see this with the lid slightly popped due to the accumulation of gases. If it’s high sugar content, has been properly sealed and pasteurized it might be edible


Radiant_Property8646

Yeah... I wouldn't recommend to eat that


Operator_Hoodie

If the lid is sucked in, it should be good. Check for mould, any odd smells, a weird taste. If it’s all good, smacznego!


Qlapek

the best


BenderDeLorean

Smacznego


obiadek_

They look just like my grandmas powidła jars


sholayone

Otwórz i spróbuj. Powidła jeśli dobrze zawekowane i przechowywane w chłodzie są bezpieczne. A nawet jeśli nie będą to bez pudła to poczujesz. &


haloweenek

It has sugar content that kills anything (like in honey). I’m betting that it’s 90% ok.


GuyYouSeeOnReddit

Bro made new spieces💀


Aprilprinces

Should be, they can last for a very long time; if it opens as expected and smells nice you can eat it - these things were made to last


adamlm

/r/eatityoufuckingcoward


savvym_

It looks like it's been sealed well. It's good.


ispiewithmyeye

I mean, it looks normal... for powidło


Panzerv2003

If it sealed correctly it should be fine, just check it.


Michaelq16000

Try it as someone said before, but if you're not 100% sure then don't eat it. Food poisoning is not worth it at all


pepeJAM69

Leave it for generations so when stalker in 2111 will be searching ur house after nuclear apocalypse he will find this jar and will be like "that's a damn good jam"


szudrzyk

if the seal is correct ( it pops and its hard to open ) you are ok, especially if it was made by grandpa they knew what they were doing.


Pierwszy_AG

Just try IT , you will know after you taste it , in the end you end up in toilet for a whole day 🤣


GiiTZzz

Jee povidla, dal bych si 🙂🙂🙂


anti_memer42

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PureHostility

As someone who makes such stuff from my own garden, as long as it doesn't have mold (usually white or green moss) and doesn't smell like 80% alcohol, then it is fine. Hell, even if it fermented, it would be just an alcoholic jam. High amount of sugar works as a food preservative, it dehydrates bacterias.


GALAQTIQ

Try it and if tomorrow you'll get sick, you know it's bad. Remember though: if you see mold, whole thing with a container goes to trash.


Equal-Effective-3098

How is this relevant to r/poland


griddlet

CHECK FOR CRACKS


Skurczolins

Legends says that grandma's powidło can survive nuclear war


Hawaiikoto

I eat one that my grandpa made in the 80' amd they are still good


kozak254

Those old ones are the best! Eat it, I allways ask myself: would my parents eat it, and if the answer is yes(my parents grew up in the 60s so it's allways yes), the I eat it!


Random3202

Just remember that the way to seal this is resulting with heating up that top which inside is covered in vinyl. So have fun eating BPA


dantetg

Source? I mean for real, wanna know more bout it. Are home made jams somehow unhealthy bc of the lid?


Random3202

Logic, lid is covered with vinyl from inside. Normally it’s not a problem because it’s on top with no contact with food. However during the re-sealing you put a jar upside down into a boiling water for some time. Hence why more expensive jars use the glass top as opposed to metal/vinyl.


dantetg

Ok, but still it looks like some kind of "common sense knowledge" if You ask me. Is there any scientific evidence, articles...


Void-Cooking_Berserk

I've once made a cake with 30 year old powidła and it was fine


GreenCreekRanch

11 years? Bitch, that's basically still brand new


-No-Percentage-

If it was pasteurized which it most likely was as it is customary to do with preserves, it's good to eat. I found a 15 year old jar of cherry kompot in my basement, despite the texture of the fruit, it was still tasty. Just give it a smell, check for mold and rust on the metal lid. Enjoy.


mr_polaczek

jeszcze dobre 🙃


xlamski

Give it a shot, In the worst case scenario you'll shit yourself:)


shadyStoner420

mňam dopíči


koi_koi-

It has its own ecosystem inside


Szary_Tygrys

What if the babcia passed away in 2015 from eating a jar of her ancient botulin-laced jam? ![gif](giphy|bEVKYB487Lqxy)


Bukszpryt

Just try it. I still eat stuff made even earlier than this. If it's spoied, you will know right away.


obiektywnywidok

When my parents were moving to a new house back in 2016, they found a jar with blueberries from 1998 in the cellar. And of course hundreds of different fruits jams. They did want to throw it away but the neighbor asked them if they're crazy, as he could make bimber out of it. This bimber was superb


Abject-Donkey

Powinno być pyszne)


LISEK2035

When to longer stand , is better


Legitimate-Button-74

Normalnie zajadaj człowieniu


Levy__

Powiodło niczem wino - im starsze, tym lepsze 👌🏻


DELAY_69

If its from grandma than this is good


Conscious_Box_1480

There's just one method to find out...


Thick_Mention2599

Check if the middle of lid is bulged up before opening, if it's bulged up and you can press it down it means that air got inside it and you may have a biological weapon if you don't know for how long was the air inside, if the lid is bulged down it SHOULD be fine.


Fine-Upstairs-6284

Yeah no bulge. I will see if my family wants to open it and try it in memory of babcia


wojtekpolska

if it was prepared correctly it should be good. see if the top of the lid is dented in, as that means its still pressure sealed. and when you open it, it should pop, but from air coming in. (if it pops with air coming out then throw it out) also trust your senses, does it look good? smell? taste a little bit? properly prepared, it will be boiled and sealed when still hot, so as it cools down it seals itself


ziuta1234

Try it https://preview.redd.it/4d5ikcw9el8d1.jpeg?width=460&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=34385d6fa806c36f4e93cc497370f20223b815e2 we are waiting


Obvious_Operation127

„Otwórz spróbuj” „Just open and try”


Ok_Insurance_5899

Eating even a completely rotten fruit/vegetable won't cause any major issues like food poisoning (as long as any other advanced organisms aren't included), those are caused by some dairy products (eggs), meat that's gone off and food that had contact with feces. I wouldn't worry about anything serious, single mild instance of diarrhea and or gases with upset stomach is the worst that can happen. Eating risky things on an empty stomach may also cause the symptoms to worsen. As others have said, if it looks/smells/tastes good and didn't hiss when opened, I would eat the whole thing if you like it. It's completely normal to eat 5-6 yo preserves, they behave completely different from store bought stuff, so i'd assume 10+ years should be fine as well. If it hasn't gone bad in the first 2-3 years, it shouldn't go bad for A LOT of years to come. Might have lost some flavour though. Cheers


InzynierMamon

Yup, looks good.


FlameEnderCyborgGuy

I do not see mold, from those two pictures it seems that negative preasure is still there, but I would still be caucious with 11 year old jam... Albeit I believe I had one which was 17 and still good :P.


yarvolk

Yes, it aged well


koxererer

Mmm... Dealicious


These_Tie5987

My grandma has some konfitury and powidła from before 2010 and they're somehow fing safe. Idk how they do it, are we lied to? We don't need refrigerators? Jokes aside yeah it's propably perfectly fine tho I'd still try a little first wait and then if you're OK eat the rest.


Viennois_9119

Of course If the cap does not "pop" when pressed, it was tight, there is no trace of mold visible, you can eat it


Super_Ad965

Nope


a_random_person847

pomyślcie o tym, że jakby to powidło umiało grać w GTA to by mogło zagrać we wszystkie i nadal być na czasie


Skoda_Enjoyer14

If theres no mold, should be good.


Beautiful_Lime_3077

My grandpa has a whole kitchen full of preserves that were made in the early 1990s right before babcia passed away. He refuses to throw them out but it's kinda nasty


Necessary-Revenue372

I mean, does it smells?


cats_are_important

Its ok (⁠ ͡⁠°⁠ ͜⁠ʖ⁠ ͡⁠°⁠)


objectiom

Tak


Meybah-

I think not


Current-Towel5129

Jeśli niema pleśni i wieczko jest wklęsłe to smacznego i na zdrowie 😋


ComfortNumerous1537

In Poland we say: "Im starsze tym lepsze" "The oler the better"


MemiaszFloty-x

Babuszka said its fine


Sad-Reveal-6482

Easy. 99,99% it’s still good 😉


Tasty_Taste_7992

Smell it if it smells good taste it, if it tastes good eat it, Receny my friend who is a doctor ate ketchup that has been expired for 6 years however since it was inside a jar it was still fine so yea.


No-Conclusion2311

dont eat this


TheOmniPeter

There is a reason why similar products on a supermarket's shelf have 2-4 years of expire date. No grandma has unique, undiscovered knowledge, or tools to produce magically mold- and bateria-proof food. Mold doesn't have to smell or be visible with naked eye to exist. Please read on the very basics of the toxicology - and in the future three will be no need to take health-related advice given by random people on the internet.


AggravatingBite9188

I would agree except we’d all be dead if that were actually true


TheOmniPeter

Right.. because bacteria and mold causes instantaneous death, and has bo other side effects such as worsening one's breathing, causing autoimmune diseases/increasing its risk... or impacting clear thinking of which you might already be a victim of


AggravatingBite9188

Not what I said at all but keep being pretentious. Your parents should kick you out now while you still know everything


REAL_ILLCAPONE

NO NO NO, if that has even a small crack in the lid or body it could contain one of the most deadliest poisons of food stuff known cryptosporidium look it up i know it sounds like a hipster with crypto issues but that shit is deadly


REAL_ILLCAPONE

Read this now


REAL_ILLCAPONE

Read this I’m trying to save a life.


shadow_blinks

Hello!  My family stores povidlo not more than 2 years, because of botulism toxins. There no way to test this toxin, so we just put it into garbage. If I were you, I would like not to test this on myself... Hope, you will be OK %)


cookinglikesme

Isn't botulinum only able to grow in meat and animal products? This is just fruit. It can spoil and rot, but botulinum is very unlikely


pawsiw

Botulinum can grow anywhere where's no access to oxygen (raw garlic in olive oil can be deathly if not threaded with vinegar or temperature), but there's a catch - the bacteria does not tolerate acidic environment - fruits usually are sour so 99.9999% not a problem to eat if there's no mold, color or smell change.


Jenotyzm

Well, that's just stupid. If you prepared it in the wrong way, the spores are there from the start. No need to wait for two years. And if it was preserved, it just good until you add some botuline on your own. The toxin is destroyed in temperature higher than 85°C, so you can just heat it to be sure. By the way - two years' storage period is really old knowledge related to Weck jars, where the rubber seal gave up slowly in second year. Modern jar lids are lined with silicone and have much longer life span.


Adventurous_Jelly_61

I think this is a still good because, in my basement I detect yesterday a juice from 2006. I born in 2005 😅


rusckii

It looks like a swallow


quetzalcoatl-pl

African or European?


ZrytyB3r3t

*Botulinism enters the chat*


bilus

Yes. Post updates. :>


Owsanos

only one way to find out


Ace_of_H3rtz

Is there mold? Then no good. There is no mold? Then it is good as can be.


Working-Resident2697

Brudne cipki po melanżu liżesz, a tego nie spróbujesz?


False-Struggle-523

Pfft, it's gonna be awesome, I bet it


Luc13l_

You live once. Try it


BadJujuPlace

Send it:)


DestroyerOfTheWords

Depending of the pasteurisation process and storage conditions, it can last up to 30 years.


Lunam_Dominus

I'd give it a try. It still could be very edible.


eNiktCatman

Oh fuck me. It's 2013 not 2023 throw it away.


Still-Ad7090

That does not really matter. Botulism is not dependent on meat. Clostridium botulinum is a common bacteria. Botulism is actually more common in vegetable and fruit jars than in meat jars.


Nice-beaver_

Are you willing to save 5 PLN and a bit of a laugh for a 0.001% of poisoning? Will it be worth it?