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history of jam? who were the first people to make jam?

I want to know who were the first people to think of the idea to cook fruit to make jam, and what fruits wee the first jams made of.
My guess that the first jams were made in Europe were there are allot of berries, and they are the easiest to make jam with, and the winters are hard, so there is a great need to preserve food. And in the Middle East the fruits are better for draying.
But those are only guesses. I tried to look at wiki and Google it, but didn’t found anything.

Can I re use lids if I am jarring baby food?

I made my own green beans for my 5 month old but I mad more than she can eat in 3 days and want to seal the extra jars. I have made jam before but I used new lids when I did that. Can I recycle her previously used baby food jars and lids and re-seal the jars like you do in normal preserving.