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[MissingWillow]

Those baby hats are adorable! 

I found two more jars of cherry jam, they're in my shop.  So is a jar of blackberry jelly that I added a splash of blackberry brandy to when I made it.   

[tapestrymlp]

WHY must you tempt me with more yummy jam? I sent in my request for a jar of cherry The Strawberry jam is delicious and a huge hit at our house.

[MissingWillow]

I'm so glad you guys like it!  Thanks for letting me know.   

[jillybeans]

I made these fellows today!



Little penguin gourds!  I'm going to go put them into my shop right now.  ^_^

[sheepBlue]

Those are so cute Jilly!

[loves2experiment]

adorable! 

[jillybeans]

adorable! 

I know you love the Ho, Ho, Hos, loves2experiment! 

Thanks sheepblue and loves2!

[loves2experiment]

true, but aside from that minor detail, i'm just sayin' they're adorable because you made them adorable

[ptarmic wumpus]

I will be out of town but with internet this weekend....if Sandy follows up with some of the model scenarios, I may need to close for a bit next week as I will likely be stuck in ABQ and there will be no power at my house in Maryland even if I make it back.

The repeated multi-day power outages are severely impacting my ability to keep my stash of sour cherries frozen. For those of you who have farms, how much effort/equipment is canning? I don't want to make jam, I want to store the cherries whole, and maybe stuff like cooked pumpkin flesh.

[MissingWillow]

Canning cherries is easy peasy.  You need jars, two part lids, tongs and deep pots to boil in.  Here's a good how to guide - http://www.frugallivingnw.com/frugal-homemaking/picking-canning-sweet-cherries-a-step-by-step-guide/    Pumpkin is not recommended to be canned.