Preservation Workshop #4:  Canning - Pickling

Learn how to can pickled vegetables.  You will get hands on with preparing the canning equipment and vegetables, cooking the brine, and then canning the pickled vegetables.  You will get to take home some canning and some recipes.

When:  Tuesday September 14, 2010 from 10:00am to 1:00pm

Cost:  $15.00 for CGC members and $20.00 for non-members.

Pre-registration for these workshops is required as spaces are limited.  Contact the Cowichan Green Community at 250.748.8506 to register or for more information.


In this class we will:

• Prepare vegetables and pickling ingredients.
• Put prepared product into jars.
• Put prepared jars into the hot water bath.
• Removing jars from water bath and check.
• Discuss how to store home canned products.

Hands on we will:

• Prepare canning equipment (canner, jars, rims, lids, lifter).
• Prepare vegetables.
• Prepare the picking ingredients.
• Fill jars with the product.
• Apply lids and rims.
• Put prepared jars into the hot water bath and let process.
• Removing jars from water bath and check.
• Allow jars to cool.

Take home:

• At least one jar of canning.

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