Canning mushrooms was Best way to use up a bunch of mushrooms

I see, thanks! That sounds reasonable...

It's just that, well, my mom used to can a LOT of stuff! She pbutted away a couple of years ago and we've been slowly going thru a lot of old canned goods.

Most canned veggies, even tho' they still appear to have a seal, have dried out so we tossed them.

There is a quart jar of canned plums right now on the counter I want to make a cobbler with that looks very good and is still sealed.

The canning date on it is 1975..... ;-)

I ran across some canned rattlesnake that was canned back in the early 80's and we've used it recently, and it was just fine also. Mom always pressure canned meat and used enough salt in it for long term preservation.

I still have many jars of her blackberry and dewberry jelly that are well over 10 years old. I know for a fact that in some of those boxes, there are cherries that are over 20 years old and still good.

That's why I was asking....

Thanks! Kat

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