I took a canning class through the MN Horticultural Society last night, taught by Ana Micka of the Fresh Girl's Guide to Easy Canning, and it was fabulous! I've canned tomatoes before, but she opened my eyes to so many more opportunities! I had expected to be sweating over a pot of boiling water for an hour and a half, so the pleasantly comfortable conference room and PowerPoint presentation accompanied by scones topped with Carmel apple and thyme jam hit the spot.
She walked us through the basics, then launched into the how-to's of some of her favorite recipes for holiday gift giving. Just listening to the descriptions that accompanied the recipes had my mouth watering. I'll be trying a few of them out in the coming weeks, so I'll post pictures of the process and final products.
