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ECpizza
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O.K.... Before spouting off, I verified that Smuckers products at least are NON-perishable. That means they may be stored indefinitely at room temp, even when opened. HOWEVER, that is under ideal conditions.
The key in this instance is a -squeeze bottle-. That means you are not sticking anything into the bottle. (Sticking a knife in the bottle would possibly introduce levels of yeast or bacteria into the bottle). When you run a knife across bread, it picks up yeast. Add those yeast to jelly, or ketchup, by dipping that knife in the bottle, and you may end up fermenting it into wine.
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NotLight
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Doesn't answer your question, but you can use dried berries, banana chips, raisins, etc instead of PB&J. It can be more interesting, and is easy enough to try out at home.
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bombinbrian
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I take three bottles of it, but there is 5 of us and 3 are kids.... ONLY way to take jelly if you need a lot of it.
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Spartan2
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There are only two of us, so we don't need a lot of jelly. We take the packets that I order from Packit Gourmet. They have really high quality jelly in raspberry and strawberry.
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OldFingers57
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I like taking the small packets you get at hotels and restaurants.
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Dances with Sheep
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quote ECpizza: " Add those yeast to jelly, or ketchup, by dipping that knife in the bottle, and you may end up fermenting it into wine.
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Ummm...ketchup wine...might sound good after a few days in the wilderness.
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Chicagored
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I've gone up to 10 days with no problem.
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JoeWilderness
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quote Spartan2: "There are only two of us, so we don't need a lot of jelly. We take the packets that I order from Packit Gourmet. They have really high quality jelly in raspberry and strawberry.
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+1.
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Grandma L
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Jelly doesn't really "spoil" it would get mold and that can be spooned off. It should last 10 days or more.
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TomP
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Our jelly never makes it past about day three. Usually have enough peanut butter. Good question.
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Jackfish
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What everyone else said. We bring grape and raspberry (or sometimes strawberry). Never a problem. We don't leave it out in the direct sun all the time (nor do we do that with any of our food) but the stuff is just fine for a canoe trip.
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Dances with Sheep
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I'm glad to hear this...thanks for everyone's input.
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Dances with Sheep
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We are taking a squeeze bottle of grape jelly this year and I've heard mixed reports on if it needs to refrigerated or not. Will it last a few days after opening (going the second week of August this year)?
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schweady
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Our Welch's squeeze bottle never gets refrigerated for the 4 days out. Never a problem.
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Twins87
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We have taken squeeze bottle jelly - even the lower sugar kind - on 5 day trips in July and August with no refrigeration and no problem. We actually used up the rest at home when we got back.
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inspector13
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It should last a few days. Try to keep the lid closed tightly as much as possible. The high sugar content should keep microbes from growing too fast. I wouldn’t save the leftovers after the trip though.
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OldFingers57
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We used to take one on Scout campouts and for summer camp, usually went in first part of July. No problems with it after 4-5 days
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