Juicy ripe peaches, snapping fresh green beans, sweet strawberry jam, and crunchy dill pickles… nothing taste better than home-canned foods. For many, preserving these and other foods at home can be an intimidating process. However, this does not have to be the case. In fact, with a little knowledge, the right skills, and practice, anyone will find that it is so easy to preserve fresh fruits and vegetables at home.
The University of Tennessee Extension in Claiborne County is pleased to announce a course to help with canning foods safely at home. “Canning 101: Preserving Foods Safely” is a course designed to teach, through hands-on demonstrations, the “ins and outs” of home canning. Topics to be covered in the course include:
* Using a Pressure Canner to can low acid foods;
* Preserving Jams and Jellies;
* Pickling;
* Using a Waterbath Canner;
* Freezing and Drying Foods.
Whether you are an experienced canner who has preserved food for years or a novice wanting to learn more about home canning, this is the course for you.
During the course, participants will learn basic foods preservation and home canning principles and terminology, and will actually preserve foods. Participants will have the opportunity to preserve jams and jelly, pickles, fruit, tomatoes and green beans all with assistance. In addition, all participants who complete the course will receive a dozen canning jars, A copy of “So Easy to Preserve” food preservation recipe book and foods canned during the class.
Two separate “Canning 101” classes are scheduled to fit with busy schedules.
Saturday, June 18, is an all-day class at the LMU Garden Center from 9:30 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. This one day class will cover all of the topics listed above. You must register by June 16, so that supplies can be purchased. There is a space limit of 12 participants.
Tuesday, June 21 and Thursday, June 23 there will be an evening “Canning 101” at the LMU Garden Center from 5:30 – 8:30 p.m. You must attend both sessions. You must register by June 16, so that supplies can be purchased.
The cost for the class is $60. (Includes canning book, resources and canning supplies.) Individuals interested in registering for the course should call the UT Extension office at 626-3742.
This course is open for anyone who would like to learn more about preserving the wonderful produce from your garden or from the farmers market or your local farmer, so you will have home preserved foods to eat all year long. For additional information or to register, please call Carol Brandon at 423-626-3742 or email at cbrandon@utk.edu.
If you would like to learn more about how UT-TSU Extension serves Claiborne County you can visit the office, call us at 423-626-3742, visit our website at claiborne.tennessee.edu, like us on Facebook (www.facebook.com/extensionclaiborne), or follow us on Twitter @ClaiborneExt.
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