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My featured Merit Badge Awardee of the Week is … Mary Fitzpatrick!
Mary Fitzpatrick (BusyBeeMary, #3232) has received a certificate of achievement in Make it Easy for earning an Intermediate Level Make It! Merit Badge.
“I have a few leftover pallets from building my composting bins. I was looking on Pinterest and saw a potting bench made from 2 pallets. I had four pallets and a HUGE garden and no working table out in the garden. It made perfect sense to me that I needed to make one for my garden. And since I am working on a fundraising event for the local animal shelter, I made one to donate to the auction part of the event.
First thing is to gently separate the boards. Patience is everything. Slow and steady is the name of the game, as most boards would be happy to split or break apart. Then I built the frame. It was quite easy. I did not use the 2x4s from the pallets, as they were in bad shape. I bought two …
Love it! Great job.
I am planning on making some peach jam with wonderful peaches from Brigham city Utah. I have done this before. Is it okay to use the chill over powder for peach jam?
The recipe I am using calls for 1-2 ounce package dry pectin.
Thank you
Bernice Gronek
Yes it is okay!