
Spirited pectin
Gels the action:
Pickle preserves,
Oeur d’oeuvres,
Chows and Confit
Spreads and jelly.
Pitted fruit meet
The stone remover.
Pickling spice,
Sultry allspice.
Drooling lids,
Funnel bibs,
Pattern paper,
Park apples
In ornate jars
Like antique cars
Wave checkered flags.
Guarded temperatures
Enshrine winter cellars
In sweet homemade jars.
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– Inspired by a news report in the metropolitan city where I live, that currently, there is an unprecedented shortage of household canning and preserving supplies (jars, lids, pectin etc.)
What a yummy poem.
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๐คฃ๐ฌThank you Sadje. Happy Saturday..
Blessings.
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I love it!!
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Hello Liz. So glad you enjoyed it. Happy Saturday. Blessings and heaps of joy to you.๐
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Thank you, Suzanne! I’m looking at a beautiful sunny day outside my window.
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Awesomeness๐๐
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No worries, I am very happy with anything in the “Susan” etymology๐๐
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That’s so sweet of you, Suzette!
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Thanks, Suzette!
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Fumble fingers! Of course, I meant Suzette!!
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Haha love it. Tis the season! ๐
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Hello Lia. Yes this the season of preserves. It can be quite the pickle! ๐
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Jars of wisdom here at least. ๐๐คฉ๐
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And from you as well, my friend๐๐ธ
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Aw thank you dear Suzette. ๐ฅฐ๐๐ฏโโ๏ธ๐๐ผ๐๐ผ๐
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How refreshing, things grandparents made. We have gotten so modern and so busy most of us never learned how to.
Now COVID is driving us into re-learning the old ways.
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Yes indeed. Proof I hope that the age old skills were always there and now has gained new value. Many fine blessings on your day.๐โค
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Be blessed! I appreciate you very much!
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Thank you Pene, and I you. Peace๐
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Oh my, iโm glad you are not having any shortage Suzette!!
You never have a shortage of beautifully penned words thatโs for sure!!
Lovely day to you and blessings. โค๏ธ Cindy
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Thank you Cindy for your lovely generosity. And a beautiful day to you. Enjoy ๐
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You are most welcome. You as well Suzette!
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My mother and I used to make jams and jellies during the summertime. This wonderful poem brings back all the lovely memories. Thanks, Suzette. ๐๐๐
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Oh so lovely to hear! Glad that it brought good memories. Have a wonderful day. Blessings to you. ๐๐๐ฅ
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Great Poem Suzette. We just finish canning apples (a 1 quart jar is instant pie filling or a pan of apple crisp oven ready). The birds ate the plums. We have a tiny country store that had a bunch of last years canning lids at last years prices.
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Thank you. I love preserving cherries. It is an enjoyable tradition and useful too. Preserves and the activity of it, seem to be back in fashion now…so I am glad of that. Sorry about the plums. I am sure the birds had a veritable feast. Blessings.๐
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Old time favorites, home-made preserves.
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Yes indeed. New favorites too๐
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Thank you, so glad you enjoyed. Thanks for your visit as well. Have a great day. Cheers.
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