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he South Marysburgh Mirror Jamming It for 50+ Years Pat's Jams is an institution in the County. If you haven’t heard of it and more to the point pur- chased jams and jellies from Pat's, then you haven’t “tasted” the County at its most flavourful. Fifty plus years ago, Pat York (nee Minaker) started the fledg- ing “cottage” trade of making jams and displaying them for sale on a picnic table in front of her home on Morrison Point Road at Black Creek. It wasn’t long before the picnic table could no longer hold the growing number and variety of jams and jellies and the stock was selling out rapidly. To the rescue came Pat's husband, Bob, who built her a tiny cottage-like shed that for decades stood as a road-side destination for County residents and visitors. Bob and Pat had operated a dairy farm previously but de- cided to sell at the time when farmers had to increase the size of the herd to get more industrial quota. Since their waterfront property extended to Black Creek, they decided to turn to the hospitality industry as a family business. “In six weeks, we built four cottages. It was nuts,” Pat re- going, she added the sweet side to their business by starting Pat’s Jams. As it grew, she had a few kitchen helpers including niece Miranda Miller, who started as an apprentice jam maker at 14 years of age. “One year, we made and sold $50,000 worth of jam. That was nuts, too.” To put that is some context, at an average of (Continued on page 12) PASSPORT PHOTOS & SHREDDING CALL US TODAY OR ORDER ONLINE! Office Supplies - Printing - Graphic Design EMAIL US: Quoting/Printing: sales@printcraftpec.com Office Pro Store: shop@printcraftpec.com Design: graphics@printcraftpec.com (Delivery Available) Q, 613.476.3272 - 888.301.7528 @ piant: 26 Cold Storage Rd. PICTON 8 printcraftpec.com On the Crush Pad! (O}el-lamm male] e-xer- hai dal gele}-4aMm \V/relarer=h 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Entertainment every Saturday 1 to 4 p.m. HMBwinery.ca See Facebook page for more details COVID restrictions in effect 613 813-4643