Making Jam, Jelly Focus of Extension Workshop – Cleveland County Herald - Cleveland County Herald

RISON – Last Friday, July 22, Cleveland County had its very first canning workshop of 2022 at the Cleveland County Fairgrounds meeting room in Rison.

JAMMIN’ AT THE CLEVELAND COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS – Marilyn Glaze (right) and Clara Tollfree (second from right) check on their strawberries as they make jam during a workshop presented by the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture Cooperative Extension Service last Friday at the Cleveland County Fairgrounds in Rison. Cleveland County Family and Consumer Science agent Danielle Watson said they had a capacity crowd for the hands-on training and she plans to hold similar type workshops in the future. The workshop took participants through each step of making strawberry and peach jam, including preparing and cooking the fruit, preparing the jars and lids, and finally the canning process itself.

The workshop was hosted by Cleveland County Family & Consumer Science agent Danielle Watson while being accompanied by Ouachita County Family & Consumer Science agent Tonya McKenzie.

“With food becoming more scarce these days, there is no greater way to prevent the food shortage than food preservation,” Watson said.

In this workshop, Watson said participants preserved strawberries and peaches while making strawberry and peach jam.

“I want to thank everyone who participated in the workshop and a special thank you to UofA Extension Summer Intern Rayvin Callaway for her assistance with the program,” Watson said. “You can see from the pictures that we had a ball.

More food preservation workshops will be coming soon so stay tuned, Watson said. If you have any questions or for more information about canning or food preservation, please feel free to contact the Cleveland County Extension Office at (870) 325-6321 or visit our website at https://www.uaex.uada.edu/life-skillswellness/food-safety/preservation/

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