Learn to preserve foods in Palmer class series

Pieces of meat on a dehydrator
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Learn to preserve fruits, vegetables, meat and fish, including making jerky, in this series of in-person classes.

Learn to preserve foods using a variety of methods in a four-class series in Palmer this April.

Julie Cascio, an agent with the University of ÃÛÌÒÓ°Ïñ Fairbanks Cooperative Extension Service, will teach the classes. Students will learn to can fruit and tomatoes using a water bath canner and to preserve meat, fish and vegetables using a pressure canner. They also will learn to dehydrate foods, make jerky and smoke fish. 

Classes will be held in person at 1509 S. Georgeson Drive, Palmer, on April 1 and April 15. The cost is $20 per class.

Participants under the age of 18 must be accompanied by an adult. 

Class details are available   or contact Cascio at jmcascio@alaska.edu.

Accommodation requests related to a disability should be made five business days in advance to Cascio.

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