Canning Class: C-

Thursday was my first class, which was focused on canning. The class receives a C- based on "does not meet expectations."

Several handouts were available when I entered the class, all printed off the internet. Free Resources! YES! (sarcasm). They were all instructions on pressure canning and hot water bath canning. There were only two recipes: one for canned green beans and one for mixed fruit salad. These were the two demonstrations in the class.

Did you know that the only vegetable that can be safely processed using hot water bath canning is tomatoes? Everything else should be canned using the pressure canning, which takes FOREVER to do.

Anyhow, I'm now looking forward to the freezing class, since it looks like I will be freezing my green beans this year. If you would like the information I received at this class for free, please visit The National Center for Home Food Preservation at http://www.uga.edu/nchfp/. You're welcome.