Part of the dream is that I will share this bounty with family and friends, presenting the Ball jars with beribboned covered lids as au naturel holiday gifts.

They lay it by, and if they could put it up in Ball jars like preserves, why, they would.

He opened the Pepsi-Cola, poured it into the Ball jar, then closed the jar with the wire cap.

Ball jars, which have vacuum-sealed tops.

The first factory to produce canning jars, known sometimes as "Ball jars" due to their prolific manufacture and use, was opened in 1888.

On a shelf by the cellar stairs, the police found about fifty Ball jars containing eyes, lips, fingers, toes, and testicles.

On the side, I have my beloved Ball jars - I like wide necks - lids and rings.

Against one wall stood shelves of Ball jars containing canned fruits and vegetables; opposite was a collec- tion of old copperware.

A T-shirt with "Cowboy" printed on it is a best seller at $25, as are the vintage Ball jars decorated with old seed labels ($12 to $18 each).

I found unrestrained laughter, delightful smiling faces, good cheer, predictable food and that nasty temptation of all the bottled hooch you could imagine: no Ball jars here.