3 weeks in our fridge - we eat a lot of it - including with fish sticks. ;) But we only open 1 jar at a time. Couldn't begin to say how long you could keep 6 or 8 jars of it in the fridge. Some of it would be several months old by the time you got to it and I'd pass on that. I would go ahead and and process it - doesn't take long - and then you can be comfortable with long term storage. Dave

I keep a black magic marker in my kitchen and put the date on chicken broth cartons and condiments so I can remember how old they are. I like Progresso low-sodium chicken stock in the box and use a lot of it. Within 2 weeks is my limit. seagrass

I store mine on the kitchen counter, but I eat them fast, so not for long. From Ehow.com: 1.Keep sweet potatoes in a dark cupboard or a cool room, like the basement or the garage. 2. Avoid storing sweet potatoes in the refrigerator. The cold temperature in the refrigerator will start to turn the starch in the potato to a sugar, causing a disagreeable taste. Although they may last longer this way, the sacrifice in flavor isn't worth it. 3. Store sweet potatoes away from onions and other produce that will encourage sprouting. 4. Keep sweet potatoes cool not cold. At room temperature, a sweet potato will only last for about a week; however, if you drop the temperature a few degrees, it will keep for a month. 5. Avoid moisture. Moisture is the enemy of stored sweet potatoes, so keep them dry. One of the worst things you can do is keep sweet potatoes in a sealed, plastic grocery bag with no air flow. The mesh or perforated bags potatoes are usually sold in allow some air flow, so don't sabotage the the suppliers' efforts by sticking your sweet potatoes in a plastic bag that will seal in moisture and encourage decay.This goes for cleaning sweet potatoes too. Never rinse the potatoes until you're ready to use them. Instead, tidy them up by rubbing or whisking them with a soft, dry brush or sponge. 6. Handle sweet potatoes carefully. They may look sturdy, but their skins are thin and delicate, so handle them with care.

loribee, I finally got a chance to snap and upload some living room photos. Here is the after, which I just love: In the second photo, the Pier One table has the small lamp and Jerusalem Pottery on it. That, and the sofa pillows and rug are the only purchase I made. (sorry I didn't straighten up the throw pillows before taking the picture,) I am not going to "stick" something on the wall over the table. I am going to look over the next year or 2 and try to find something, maybe on vacation next year. Good news is the old boiler thermostat was there. Last year we put in new AC, and they moved all the controls upstairs. So I finally got to yank off and patch the wall where that was. It drove me crazy trying to hide it with something. I couldn't find any good pictures of the before. But before the TV was where the Pier One table is now. So the sofa was between the 2 french doors (and it was too long to look good there). And the leather club chairs and ottomon were on the front window wall. Very awkward to watch TV, because you were not facing it, and had to turn your head. It was hard to see the fireplace, and the room was lined up like a bowling alley. And it had a very large very burgundy rug that just sucked up the light from the north-facing room with 1 window. I honestly can't believe that this looks and feels and functions so much better just by making these small changes. And in case anyones is wondering, the cabinet holding the TV is a sideboard. We removed the lower drawer, drilled a hole through the back for cords, and put the cable box and internet through there.