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

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.

I promise, 225 for 3 hours does not make charcoal, although perhaps the tomatoes are more drIed than caramelized. I made a batch yesterday to test my lower oven. My stove is a GE Cafe dual fuel. I've heard the lower oven described as "a warming drawer with aspirations." At 225, it took 5 hours. Conclusion: I don't care if the dial goes to 450, it's a warming drawer! The batch for next weekend will go in the regular oven I've made the recipe a gazillion times. Here it is Annie's Layered Mediterranean Dip. I'm lazy. I use purchased hummus and purchased pesto. Plus, I omit the banana peppers.