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No. Because to seal a jam jar you have to boil it in a large pot of water for several minutes. If the jar was plastic it would melt and poison your jam. Which is probably not the result you're looking for! So in other words you need to use glass.

Answer:Actually, yes, if--and only if--you are making freezer jam.
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