How long will these dips/relishes stay fresh?

zipyourlips
Sat, 07 Dec 2013 21:18:54 +0000

I’m considering giving little jars of savory homemade food gifts to co-workers and neighbors this year instead of cookies, but I don’t want to give foods that might go bad too quickly or that might be discarded by recipients worried about shelf life. Ideally I’d like to include a note indicating, “Best enjoyed within five days” or similar.

I’ve searched on-line but can’t find helpful guidelines for food freshness. Sometimes, food freshness guidelines seem to be exceedingly conservative. If any of you can suggest the likely refrigerated shelf-life of the following I’d be very grateful. I wouldn’t be canning or processing these items; just mixing ingredients and putting in jars.


A tomato/feta/olive oil/kalamata olive/basil/garlic topping for bruschetta made with canned tomatoes
A feta, garlic, olive oil, dried oregano and dried basil mixture
A dip made with marinated artichoke hearts, mayo, parmesan and garlic


Thank you!