Second Friday of every month. Click HERE to sign up. Pressure canners with only a dial gauge need to be tested annually to ensure the dial gauge is accurate. If your dial gauge is not accurate, it is not correctly reading pressure which may result in under or over processing and unsafe food.
In this hands-on class, you will learn how to safely make sauces from fresh and dried herbs. Participants will be able to sample sauces and make and take home two half-pint jars. To get you started, participants will also receive an organic herb plant for your garden or container.
Who Youth ages 5-18 years old What Join Master Food Preserver volunteers and learn to make your very own jam or jelly to enter in the 2025 El Dorado County Fair--plus take a jar home to enjoy! Choose from apple, grape, peach, or strawberry.
Join the UCCE Master Food Preservers for their monthly general Q&A session. A panel of volunteers specializing in freezing, dehydrating, canning and food safety will be available to answer your questions, share their tips and encourage you to safely preserve food at home.
Youth ages 5-18 are invited to come make three jars of a jam or jelly of their choice (apple, strawberry, peach or grape), then take one home and enter the other two in the 2024 El Dorado County Fair! Bring your own fruit and the Master Food Preservers will provide everything else.
Sorry, this workshop is full. Last minute cancellations often make a few spaces available as the date approaches. If you would like to be contacted if a space opens up, please add your name to our waiting list. Work with a team to put-up 2 pints of chicken and 2 dry spice blends for your pantry.
Learn about preserving herbs. We will demonstrate herb salt, herb jelly, dehydrating herbs, fresh herb sauces using basil (pesto) and parsley (chimichurri) with variations. As always this is a great place to ask your questions and learn more about safe ways to preserve food. Registration required.
Ever noticed those beautiful orange persimmons? Wondering how to tell them apart and when they are ripe and ready for your holiday baking? Have a huge bag that you can't use up fresh?
Visit the UC Master Food Preservers of Orange County booth at the Panhe Gathering, celebrating Native American culture, crafts, arts, exhibits and more. We will be on hand to answer your food preservation questions in person.
The South Coast Research & Extension Centers Open House & Urban Expo is happening Saturday, May 4, 2024, from 9am 2pm. There will be UG AG & Natural Resource Academics, UC Master Food Preservers and Master Gardeners of Orange County on hand to answer all your questions.
