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Home Canning: Apple Preserves
Date: Saturday, September 24, 2011; 1:00pm-4:00pm
Location: TBD
Presenters: Afton Cotton
Fee: $25 for Land's Sake members, $35 for non-members
Make the stars of the summer garden, tomatoes and basil, last throughout the year! Join Weston resident and owner of Pigeon Hill Preserves, Afton Cotton, as she teaches you how to make and preserve your own tomato sauce at home. This 3-hour workshop will include a presentation of home canning and food safety procedures, a step-by-step overview of canning using the boiling water bath method, and a hands-on session making Tomato Basil Pasta Sauce from local produce. Each participant will be able to take home a jar of sauce and a packet of information to get started canning at home. Registration limited to 12 participants. For more information about Afton and her local business, visit www.pigeonhillpreserves.com. Download our registration form here.