CURRANT JELLYby Mary Saari HendrixMinnesota, U.S.A.
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It starts slowly with the planting of the bush. Then all that waiting 'til leaf grows, and stem hints at gifts to come in the strand of pale green bloom. Heat transforms jade into garnet, translucent lure for jay and cardinal. Now the race to see who will capture the bounty — bill or bucket. Sour mixed with sweet, soaked crimson flavor, and the frenzy of boiling color is capped in a row of round jars. |
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