DRUified: Instructors Jordanne and Anais Dervaes (with over a decade of canning experience under their belt.... er.. apron) are about to teach us the canning basics using the simple water bath method.
DRUified: Bec and Jami listening to Anais Dervaes give the intro to the canning class.
DRUified: Tools for canning...
DRUified: Bec and Jami in our group...we're about to begin making apple jam and canning it...and I've got to snap a couple of pix...
DRUified: Pectin...(never use the liquid)
DRUified: Pectin...(never use the liquid)
DRUified: Apples we're about to prep for making jam...
DRUified: Blanca and Maya are starting on the apples we have to prep...
DRUified: Tools for canning...
DRUified: Zoe and Jami Cakes are prepping the apples...slicing and dicing..
DRUified: Our group is prepping the apples...peeling and removing all damaged areas, coring, slicing and dicing...
DRUified: Bec and Jami Cakes are coring and chopping up the apples...
DRUified: Jami Cakes is chopping up the apples...
DRUified: The apples are ready to go into the pot...
DRUified: Jami Cakes is looking at the canning book that Anais is talking about...
DRUified: Maya and Jami Cakes
DRUified: Jami Cakes is measuring the water...
DRUified: Jami Cakes measures the water
DRUified: We've added the apples, the spices, the water, the apple cider vinegar and the sugar...now it just needs to cook down...about 12 minutes to go...
DRUified: We've added the apples, the spices, the water, the apple cider vinegar and the sugar...now it just needs to cook down...about 12 minutes to go...
DRUified: Jordanne Dervaes
DRUified: Jacqueline King's turn with the apples..
DRUified: Maya is measuring out the sugar...
DRUified: Maya is measuring out the sugar...we're using both white and brown...
DRUified: Jacqueline King stirs in the sugar
DRUified: Blanca clean the utensils and dishes...
DRUified: We're adding Nutmeg and Cinnamon...
DRUified: Jami Cakes measures the spices..
DRUified: Zoe and Jami Cakes
DRUified: Anais Dervaes