Canning Lessons

Since I'm not working while working on my masters, finances are tight. Also the cost of gas and food has skyrocketed since I figured the budget for the two year program. Now I need to be creative to save money. One thing I'm learning is how to can.

Canning has been around for a long time, but has lost favor in the last few decades. With the rising costs, it has come back into favor. Also, home canned foods taste so much better. Besides, you get more control. You can decide what goes into it. If you want to can your pears in pineapple juice, you can. I bet you wouldn't be able to find that in the store.

I thought I should take a class, because I've never canned. In hunting around, I found one that was my favorite price. My frugal friends will like it as much as I do. The National Center for Home Food Preservation at the University of Georgia offers a Preserving Food at Home: A Self-Study course for free. You must register to take the class.  You get 6 months to complete the course.

I got my password a month ago, and today is the first time I've logged in.  I have 5 months to finish the course. Today I took the pretest and scored 70%.  It was multiple guess, so I probably would not have scored so well had it been short answer.  I'll let you know more as I continue the program.

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