That's mighty neighborly!

Neighbors of the Kenny Hoggan family in American Fork know at least one thing they're getting for Christmas: a jar of "Hogganberry" jam.

It's a 14-year tradition, and the Hoggans give out more than 60 jars every holiday season. Hoggan raises the blackberries in his back yard. He harvests and freezes them in the summer. He waits until the weather turns cold to do the mixing and boiling — "so you're not stuck in a hot house."

Hoggan didn't realize how much people looked forward to getting the jam until there was talk in the neighborhood of foregoing "neighbor gifts" and giving the money to charity instead.

"I got a lot of side comments asking, 'But you're still going to give out your jam, aren't you?' "

Most people don't put nearly that much effort into the small gifts they give around the neighborhood. But "neighbor gifts" are such an ingrained tradition that the Weber County Extension had a workshop filled with ideas during its Holiday Fair last month. Mother-daughter duo Marcia Merrill and Haley Taylor have taught a similar class for the past eight years at the Macey's store in Ogden.

"Each year we keep our favorite ideas that we love and add to them," said Taylor. "Some ideas we've made up during late nights walking up and down the store aisles; others just pop into our heads."

Some of their suggestions have already made the rounds, such as a new dustpan filled with cookies with a tag that reads, "While baking you this Christmas treat, I dropped it on the floor. So I decided to just sweep it up and leave it at your door!"

But Taylor has a second tag line that you could use instead:

This ain't a "sweeping" statement

But a very important message to state,

This dustpan of goodies is sent to say,

We "dust" think you're great.

Merry Christmas from your crumby neighbors.

We gathered ideas from the class, friends, colleagues, books, magazines and Web sites. Here's a list of neighbor gifts — the good, the bad and the bizarre. What you choose depends on your budget, cooking skills and your neighbors' tastes in humor.

Packaged treats

Two advantages to packaged treats: You don't have to bake or cook, and the food can be saved until the holiday feeding frenzy is over. A witty verse or tag line makes the gift seem more special.