Thursday, July 9, 2009

The Charlottesville Cooking School :: Canning Class!

Learning how to can has been on my wish list for a very long time. The thought of winter pantry shelves stocked with rows of Ball mason jars makes my heart race.

On August 29th, I will be taking a class at The Charlottesville Cooking School with Leni Sorensen. Here's a description:

Learn the art of canning peaches and tomatoes at this fun and interactive class with Leni Sorensen. Leni is a culinary historian at Monticello. Each student will leave with one jar of tomatoes and one jar of peaches.

I especially love that it is interactive, as that is the only way I absorb anything these days.

Thinking I might treat myself to this, too. I hear that it is the bible of all-things-canning-slash-preserving.

7 comments:

Bonbon Oiseau said...

ooo-you'll have such a great time i'm sure...i wish i could take it with you, lucky lady...

That Girl said...

So jealous! I need to take a class. I can verify that the book is a good one...it's my go-to.

Tracey said...

Bbo - C'mon down!!

TG - Any chance you can join me? I was thinking about your applesauce endeavors the other day. Something I am striving for . . . LOTS of applesauce stocked up for the dark winter months.

Catherine said...

See you there! Catherine

Catherine said...

Also, apparently this: http://www.amazon.com/Preserving-Taste-Edon-Waycott/dp/0688103421/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1247496772&sr=8-1

is the bible of canning. And priced accordingly.

Tracey said...

Oh, yay, Catherine!!!

"Preserving the Taste's" subtitle should be "And Leaving You Broke."

$300?!?!

Colleen Wms said...

The class sounds great! I hope you take enough away to be able to stock your shelves with your own harvest.
So far, we can pickles (cold pack) and freeze tomato sauce.