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| I got my swap package...but I don't remember if it was yesterday or the day before that. I worked 60 hours this week, not counting going in again today. When I got home from worked I fell asleep in the car, and came inside to a phone call from Ann T., the Royal Keeper of the Addresses, making sure I got my swap! Forgive me Linda (in Connecticut) for not posting, but I don't even know what day it is...I must have gotten it Thursday (I didn't get home Thursday until 9:00 pm), and didn't open it until I got home from work on Friday.
Anyway, Linda got me a gorgeous bottle of red raspberry wine. We have some very good friends who only drink sweet wine, so this will be opened when we entertain them in two weeks. She also sent some gorgeous homemade jams and preserves and marmalades: apple pie jam, blueberry/lemon jam, blackberry jam, Mineola tangerine marmalade, apricot preserves (which I ate on my bagel this morning before rushing in to work: dee-licious!)), and watermelon rind pickles. She also got me a subscription to Cook's Illustrated, which I have been considering subscribing to since I dropped Bon Appetit and Gourmet, but just kept putting it off. She said that we have a lot in common, and it was her favorite magazine, so she hoped I would also love it. Well, Linda, you are right. It's a keeper! The entire package was awesome and the jams were packed in the cutest hard neon yellow box, that I will re-use for something cause it is too cute not to keep it. Anyway, Linda, please accept my deepest apologies for not posting immediately. I have had very few minutes in this last week, especially since Tuesday, to even have access to a computer. I have one more week of wildness, and then I do believe that my life will be back to "normal." (Although few people think of me as normal) Linda, I loved everything, and so much appreciate the time, effort, and love that goes into those homemade items...and they look pretty special in my collection of jams! |
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| Cooks Illustrated -- wow. Rest up Sherry so you can enjoy that wine. Sounds like a wonderful package you sent Linda. Adele |
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- Posted by chancesmom (My Page) on Sat, Nov 4, 06 at 18:24
| Saw the pix already.....very very nice. That magazine is one I don't think I have read. Take a break Sherry and enjoy, good job Linda. janet |
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| Sherry, take a load off and relax! LOL. Nice sweets in your package there, and I hope you open that wine soon - you need it! |
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| I'm so glad you waited till you got home to fall asleep in your car. You did, didn't you? What a nice package Linda put together for you. That sounds like a tasty collection of jams, and the wine sounds interesting, too. I glanced through a Cook's Illustrated just the other day while waiting in line at the grocery store, and it looked like a very good magazine. Good Job, Linda. Get some sleep, Sherry! (Your bed might be a little more comfy, though.) Sally |
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| Oh Sherry, I know you will enjoy the magazine, I have gotten that one for years along with most of their cookbooks, very good! What a nice variety of goodies. Very nice Linda! Nancy |
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- Posted by publickman (My Page) on Sat, Nov 4, 06 at 19:37
| I love the box! It is a really cute yellow box, and I would reuse it too. Enjoy your magazine subscription - a gift that will keep on giving. Nice collection of jams - that's quite a variety and a very generous selection. Let us know how the wine tastes - I've never had raspberry wine. Is it good for cooking as well? Lars |
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| What Sally said -I'm glad you are safe and sound! Linda you packed my favorites. We also subscribe to CI, I like sweet wines, and whats not to enjoy about all those canned goodies! Enjoy Sherry, CI is very different from Gourmet etc. |
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- Posted by teresa_nc7 (My Page) on Sat, Nov 4, 06 at 20:26
| Ohhhh man....jam and wine and a new cooking magazine. Doesn't get much better than that! Good job, Linda! Sherry, drink two glasses of any favorite wine/booze and go to bed. You need some rest, woman! Teresa |
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- Posted by terri_pacnw (My Page) on Sat, Nov 4, 06 at 21:47
| What great stuff! That's alot of tasty treats to behad... Get a nap will ya,,other than in your car! |
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| I saw the picture too, enjoy - it's a wonderful package. Now get some rest! |
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| ...and they look pretty special in my collection of jams! That cracks me up! I understand that phrase completly! I love to look at jars of jam all lined up. Great box! |
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| Sherry, I hope you're getting some much needed rest this weekend.. That's one great box you put together Linda. I love the idea of a magazine subscription. I saw the pictures too, those jams look and sound wonderful. Enjoy Sherry! Tracey |
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| Sherry, what a nice way to end what sounds like a rough week! It's great that you'll be able to share your gift of wine with other good friends - Enjoy all your goodies, they look great! Oly |
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| Sherry, I can just see Linda's jams in your collection. Where will you expand to? Blackberry jam...mmmmm...The wine sounds yummy, too. And CI...put your feet up, relax and enjoy it! |
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- Posted by momto4kids (My Page) on Sun, Nov 5, 06 at 14:52
| I love my CI! I even get the annuals so I have it all nicely bound to keep! What an assortment of deicious food goodies! Lucky you! Red raspberry wine? Sounds great! Enjoy! Great job Linda (in CT)! |
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- Posted by lorijean44 (My Page) on Sun, Nov 5, 06 at 15:49
| I love those little jars! What a nice variety of jams! Cook's Illustrated is a great magazine. My favorite part? No ads!! :) Congratulations on a wonderful package, Sherry. You did great, Linda! Lori |
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- Posted by dishesdone (My Page) on Sun, Nov 5, 06 at 16:54
| Great package, Linda. Cooks Illustrated is one of the two subscriptions I've kept up with! Terrific gift! Love the jams and the wine sounds nice! Enjoy, Sherry! |
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- Posted by maggie2094 (My Page) on Sun, Nov 5, 06 at 22:20
| Lucky you, Sherry! The preserves sound incredible. I have been wanted Cooks Illustrated for a long time and red rasberry wine to top it off! Linda, what wonderful selections. |
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| oh - GREat subscription!!!!! Linda, it sounds like a great package - all those homemade goodies - WOW! Stacy |
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| Sherry, that's a perfect gift for you, more jam to add to your collection, you can always use more wine (we were down to what? 11 bottles at Canning Camp? LOL) Plus CI, put your feet up, pour that wine and rest, woman. Geez, you're as bad as I am. Annie |
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| Sherry, hope your weekend was more relaxing than your week!! What a great package! Would love to see pics! |
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| I hope this week is easier for you so you have time to enjoy those sweet treats. I love watermelon pickles and the jams wouldn't last too long around here. Ah but you'll have a monthly treat to remind you of Linda when the new CI arrives at your door. I'm waiting for pix too. Lee |
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| Wow, that is definitely some package. The jams/preserves/marmalades sound delish, and...hello?...I've never had watermelon pickles. How is that possible? Relax and enjoy the wine, and I know you'll love CI. It's one of my favorites. |
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| Oh nice stuff ! Now fine some time to relax & enjoy it . great package Linda-- jam & wine-- great tastes for Sherry to just dip into . |
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| Nice gifts, Linda!! Watermelon pickles are my absolute favorite!! Lucky you! "Cook's Illustrated" is a great magazine and you will be able to access their online site. Sherry, I hope you are enjoying your gifts and finding some time to relax and sip the raspberry wine! |
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| I think the mag subscription is an awesome idea. The swap that just keeps giving and giving! How nice to be reminded each month of Linda's great generosity! |
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| Sounds like a fabulous box of wonderful stuff! Sherry you will love Cook's Illustrated. I recently subscribed and it is a good magazine, very informative! Great job, Linda! (Did I miss the pictures?) linda |
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- Posted by robinkateb (My Page) on Tue, Nov 7, 06 at 19:35
| That is a wonderful package. Good thing you got wine, it can replace some of the ones you opened when Jessy sent you the new opener. Cooks Illustrated and a huge variety of canning, wow. I love mineola tangelos so that marmalade sounds wonderful, and a great idea. -Robin |
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| riverrat1 - this is one of the few places where people could understand someone having a jam collection! That is one delicious sounding package. I'm pretty sure no one else here would appreciate the tangerine marmalade as much as I would. Or the blackberry jam. So if you would be so kind, just put them back in the box, stuff a little newspaper in there (you know, to keep them from breaking - wouldn't want them bouncing around like bb's in a boxcar, now would we?) and ship them on over here. Oh, and I tasted pickled watermelon rind for the first time this past June asn LOVED it. You can put that one in there too, just to balance out the box. Thanks. |
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| What a great package! I can't wait to see pics! |
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| Another clever little swap box here. Lucky you Sherry! I love,love, love pickled watermelon..YUM! That's a great varitety of jam too. I'm like this idea of amagazine subscription too. If keeps on giving long after the swap is over. Great box Linda! David |
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