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<< Previous   of   Next >> (click to enlarge) Tara Duggan's "Pretty Pantry Gifts" kit.   ADVERTISEMENT   CONTACT THE HERALD Melanie Munk, Features Editor munk@heraldnet.com   Published: Wednesday, August 20, 2008 New gear: Kit helps you package food gifts Pick a peck: You can make a mean jam and a fine peck of pickles, but you get flustered when it's time to tart up the bottle. No fear. A new kit from food editor Tara Duggan will help you channel your inner Martha Stewart, letting you transform your jars of homemade jams, relishes and pickles into gift-worthy items. The kit includes a booklet with recipes and decorating ideas, cellophane bags, fabric jar toppers, and numerous attractive gift tags, stickers and strings. It's everything you'll need to make your canned goods look as good as they taste. The "Pretty Pantry Gifts" kit is available at www.chroniclebooks.com for $19.95. Associated Press

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