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Not only is this picture perfect for tomato red Colorful Monday, it also represents a childhood memory.

We had scads of currant bushes in the backyard, which my mom would have us kids harvest and she'd turn them into juice and, ultimately, jelly. Before we could go play, we had to fill an ice cream bucket full:

It was always hot and very mosquito-y and seemed to take forever to fill that gallon pail.

But later we'd be rewarded when Mom would make miniature cheesecakes that each had a dollop of currant jelly on top. Mmm... I should go dig out that recipe...