Our own Terrie Irish is teaching a wonderful series of canning classes out in her big barn near Duvall. Going out to Terrie’s is like a mini-vacation and you will come away with luscious jars of preserves and the knowledge on how to make more.
Here’s information on her tomato canning class:
This sounds like a weird mystery novel, but the only mystery here is what you are likely to find in commercially canned tomato products…truly scary! Tomatoes have been referred to as the “workhorse of the kitchen”. They have been fundamental to the diets of so many yet the commercially available product is a far cry in purity, nutrition and flavor from that salubrious, aromatic, red orb that was the inspiration for so many of our favorite dishes. Read the facts and sign up with some friends to learn how to put on an annual tomato canning fest or just get it done by your “onesies”. More…