Wouldn't it have been funny if you culled it years ago, and somehow I purchased it (unlikely given that we're in far-apart states, but let's pretend)--then we'd have this tangible connection.

But as it is, how great to know that you own it too! I *have* made stuff from it--well, one thing: pickled cucumbers--which worked out fine. But that's the extent of it. Still, as you say, it's fun, and comforting, just to have it as a reference.