An introductory course and hands-on workshops offer you the opportunity to learn safe food preservation techniques.

Pickle Making and Pickled Products Workshop offered by ISU Extension and Outreach- Allamakee County

Learn all the basics of water bath canning, making pickles and pickled products at a Food Preservation Workshop on Tuesday, May 14^th from 5:00PM-9:00PM.  The workshop will be held at Ms. B’s Quilting, 201 Allamakee St in Waukon,  is part of the Iowa State University Extension and Outreach Preserve the Taste of Summer program. Jill Weber, a human sciences specialist in food and health with ISU Extension and Outreach, will lead the workshop.

During the hands-on workshop, participants will:

• Learn the basics of water bath canning and pickling,
• Hear the most up-to-date canning recommendations,
• Make and can pickles, and
• Take home and enjoy a jar of pickles that they canned.

“These workshops are fun and helpful for beginning canners as well as experienced canners,” states Weber, workshop instructor. “We will provide the most up-to-date science and guidelines for water bath canning.”

A past participant reported, “There were several important things I learned—must follow a tested recipe, the process, and how to cut using a chef’s knife.”

This workshop is sponsored by Allamakee County Extension and Outreach.

Participants can register for the workshop at  https://go.iastate.edu/VQMCBY

For more information, contact the Lana Dahlstrom, dahlstro@iastate.edu or 563-568-6345.