Posted by Alan Hakim on April 01, 2001 at 17:51:09 from 195.44.2.108:
In Reply to: Re: Jam was FOR EVER, and sardines posted by Bruce A Clarke on March 30, 2001 at 04:02:53:
You surprise me. I admit it's not a subject I've thought about for years, but I seem to remember a vague feeling of outrage when jam when into tins as a "wartime economy measure".
Jam jars certainly existed. My mother made home-made jam, and I doubt she went out and bought brand-new empty jars. But she sealed them with cellophane, so possibly there were no screw tops.