If a NEW JAR of JAM BREAKS, is it WORTH SAVING?

[daveamkrayoguy]

My Smucker's 3-Fruit Marmalade! A triangular-shaped opening in the glass from the bottom of the jar, up!

There was a small amount of it oozing from the bottom of the jar onto the door shelf; the piece eventually broke off while I was cleaning the rest t of it out...

(It must'a fallen when my wife dropped it when I wasn't home & she just put it back in the fridge!)

I moved the contents (I JUST BOUGHT the stuff!) to a small Tupperware container & vowed to be the only one in the house to eat it!

Wonder if I should continue eating it, or just throw away!

-- Dave

 

[hunter]

I'm not a huge fan of ground glass...

...but the cost is also a factor.

 

[dirtybuck]

I agree with Hunter. I'd chalk it up as a loss and toss it.

 

[cleanteamofny]

What you don't see will kill you, dump it and start fresh!
Glass shards you can't see but dirt specks can be blown off!?!

 

[frigilux]

I concur: It goes in the trash. Not worth the risk of getting a bit of glass in your system.

 

[joefuss1984]

Good Lord!  Throw that mess away and buy some more!

 

[whirlcool]

I'd worry more about the possibility of bacteria in the jam. If something is leaking air can get in too.

 

[maytagbear]

NOT worth the risk!

Not!

Get another jar, or get the Welch's stuff in the squeezy plastic bottle.

Would you want to put your wife or your child at risk?

Trust me; I am in the same area code as Smucker's. None of their products are that expensive, even their "Dickinson's" line.

Lawrence/Maytagbear

 

[tomturbomatic]

You can always melt it, strain it through cheesecloth or a fine stainless steel mesh strainer and put it in another container that you have cleaned well; dishwashering and then letting sit in scalding water if glass should do it. Julia Child used to melt apricot jam and mash it through a strainer to make a sauce for things.

 

[imperial70]

Dickinson's

I had no idea that Smuckers and Dickinson's were from the same company.

(by the way, when in doubt, throw it out)

 

[daveamkrayoguy]

P.B. & G.M. (Glass Marmalade)!!!!!!

I should have rephrased my thread:

"IS IT SAFE TO EAT????"

Funny how when I did a GOOGLE search, that my "inquiries" only pertained to canning!

Well, maybe given how many of you guys responded that I should throw the jam away, then maybe, rather than a stead-fast diet of "Suicide Sandwiches", then that's what I should do!

Thanks...

-- Dave

 

[dogboy44]

Trash

So not worth the risk, and taking the time to strain costs more than it's worth. Your intestines will thank you.

 

[sudsmaster]

Actually the human gut can tolerate surprising amounts of ground glass.

Not that I recommend it.

On the off chance that something might stick the wrong way, better to spend a few bucks and replace the jar and its contents, than to consume it and spin the wheel of misfortune.

 

[kqkenmore]

I know that I am cheap but but OMG please throw it away.

 

[whirlaway]

Dont waste Space Please!

throw the crap away!!!!!