We're FULL! Join the Canvolution! Sign up for our canning event in Somerville on August 30th!

...and it should be great!

The Canvolution Will Not Be Televised - August 30th, 2009

 

The Can-o-rama Cantacular is open to everyone with an interest in canning, preserving, pickling, and putting things by. Held in conjunction (canjunction?) with Canning Across America, our Somerville Can-o-rama is both a social event and a day of workshops, learning, and sharing.

 

Though the event is an all-day affair, please feel free to come and go as you please. If you do join us part way through the day, please be prepared to introduce yourself to the group. Don't worry - we're a friendly bunch! You'll be able to bring home a can of something good at the end of the day - what it is will depend on what we do during the workships.

 

We will be supplying a limited amount of jars and fruits and vegetables. Suggestion donation will be $10 to cover supplies, including jars and vegetables. If you have some fruits or vegetable you really want to can, please bring them in. Likewise, a donation of 12 new pint-sized ball jars can be made in lieu of a monetary donation. Please email me if you plan to do this instead.

 

While we will supply canning equipment and some jars, you will need to supply a few basic kitchen tools to participate. Please bring with you:

• a kitchen knife, preferably a chef's knife
• a cutting board
• a dish towel

Unfortunately, we have no spots left - if you'd like to be on the waitlist, please send an email to lin se y (a t) ya ho o do t c om.

I will send you the address - a location in Union Square - as soon as I receive confirmation of your donation on PayPal.

 

We don't have a set schedule of recipes, so if there is something you are really wanting to learn about, please let us know via email and we'll try to incorporate it into the schedule.

We're also hoping for some other demos throughout the day, from needle arts to knife skills...we'll keep you posted!

 

Can-o-rama Cantacular Schedule, August 30th, 2009

 

10:15 am: Welcome & Introduction

Because this event is both about canning and fostering community, we'll be starting things off with introductions. We're pleased to meet you!

 

We'll discuss the benefits and joys of canning and go over some of the techniques we'll be using throughout the day.

 

11:00 am: Boiling Water Canning   - Linsey

This is the most common form of canning for home cooks and requires the least specialized equipment. We'll show you how to can tomato sauce, pickles, or jams and jellies. 

 

12:00 noon: Lacto-Fermentation and other methods of putting by  - Alex

A tradtional method for putting food by, lacto-fermentation is at the root of sauerkraut, kimchi, some pickles, corned beef and many other well-known savory treats. Alex will show you how to get your own sauerkraut going and demonstrate how you can lactoferment your own vegetables at home. (note: we won't can lacto-fermented vegetables because the processing kills off the beneficial bacteria).

 

1:00 Pressure Canning   -  Nika

Exurban homesteader and scientist Nika Boyce will de-mystify pressure canning, which has long been seen by many home canners as dangerous. difficult or just too durn technical. Nika will present pressure canning and explain how to use the pressure canner to put by just about any low-acid food.

 

2:00 More Boiling Water Canning

Why not? This is the most common form of canning for home cooks and requires the least specialized equipment. We'll show you how to can tomato sauce, pickles, or jams and jellies. 

 

3:00 pm on...

We'll spend the rest of the day using what we learned to can everything we have. Come join us for recipe making, canning, and chit-chat!

We can't wait to meet you on August 30th!

 

Comments

[Jacqueline]

Linsey:
Added this link to my "what's happening" events box on my site. I will be there - thanks for taking charge of this and rallying the troops!

[Amy]

Hi Linsey,

Really excited about this! Can't wait!

~Amy

[artandlemons]

This sounds like a great event and canning primer. Wish I didn't have to go out of town.

By the way, I have a little award for you on my blog...

http://artandlemons.blogspot.com/2009/08/long-overdue.html

Thanks for all the inspiration!

[Julie]

This sounds great! I wish I could join all of you.

[Caroline's Kitchen]

Darn! I just found out about this. Please keep me on your list to notify me about this for next year's canning season. I have been making European-style jams and jellies for over 30 years (I use only fruit, small amount of sugar and lemon juice). I have been looking for a group that is trying to organize picking of backyard fruits that are going to waste. Please let me know if you know of one of these groups in the Boston area. My Google search for "community fruit tree harvest, boston" is what led me to your blog. Sorry to miss this event this year, but I am anxious to do this next summer!
Take care,

[Cake and Commerce]

Caroline - I do not know of such of group here in Boston. Do you have any links to other groups in other cities? Sounds like something we need to start here!