Posted by Bruce A Clarke on March 30, 2001 at 04:02:53 from 203.101.128.58:
In Reply to: Re: Jam was FOR EVER, and sardines posted by Terence McManus on March 29, 2001 at 04:06:23:
Jam, up until the early 50's came in tins. When the jam jar became a commercial proposition after the war, the collection of jam jars for a wide variety of thing became common place. Any mention of jam jars before that time refers to home preserving jars not the commercial screw threaded lid type.