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Garden’s perfect holiday gifts By Dean Fosdick The Associated Press
Gardeners make good friends, especially during the holidays when they give out foods preserved from their gardens. The top five canning recipes used during the
holidays are for applesauce, cranberry sauce, jalapeno jelly, apple pie filling and sauerkraut, according to a recent survey by Jarden Home Brands, makers of Ball-brand mason jars. There appears to be a
distinctive second season for food preservation — a spike from late November into December made by canners who want to share homemade gifts in jars. “Many consumers can
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quoting “a right jolly old elf,” “Happy Christmas to all, and to all a good-night!” Remember your special gardener this year. Give him or her what they might really like. Our local garden centers can help you pick out the best pruners, the
best grass seed or a gift card for spring plants. You never know, a truck load of good compost with a big red bow on it could really be magical. Jamie Kidd is a horticulturist with K-State Research and Extension in
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