It's also said that when tasted the umeboshi pickled in the Anei eras (1764 - 1780) during the Edo period, which have been passed down in the same family, could be eaten without a problem.
また、同家に同じく伝わる江戸時代の安永年間に漬けられた梅干しを試食したところ、全く問題なく食べられたという。