Tue 18 Aug 2009 12:46 pm
My traditional end-of-August vacation means I miss some of the wonderful events scheduled that week — the Incredible Feast, Skagit River Ranch Farm Day, and so on. This year, I’m most crestfallen to be missing this, an Aug. 30 canning class at Kirkland’s Starry Nights Catering by Marisa McClellan of Food In Jars, who is normally based in Philadelphia. I’ve been asking Marisa for months to teach a Seattle class, as I’ve followed her through the seasons of preserving from cabbage to rhubarb to strawberries to peaches. She was finally inspired to hop on a plane and teach here as part of the Canning Across America project. My first response? “AAUUUGH! THAT’S WHEN I’M OUT OF TOWN!” But you, if you’re around, can take advantage of the opportunity. Here’s the class description:
“If you’ve never done any canning because you think it’s too complicated, this class will change your mind and your pantry forever. Each student will head home with the knowledge they need to make their own jam (as well as a small jar of the jam made in class that day).”
Cost: $45. You can sign up through Brown Paper Tickets here, or e-mail Marisa with questions at foodinjars at gmail.com.
Enjoy. And, please, encourage Marisa to come back soon for Canning 102.
Thanks for the heads-up on Skagit River Ranch Farm Day.
But you can always take a detour to the fruit loop on the way home.