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‘Advanced Boiling Water’

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Venessa Zapchenk of Crown Point (from left), Michele Maciariello of Chicago, Maryann Butte of Dyer and Joyce Dahlberg of Crown Point prepare bruschetta in a jar during a recent “advanced boiling water” canning class at the Lake County Purdue Cooperative Extension Service in Crown Point. Students also learned to make Oktoberfest beer mustard and carrot cake jam during the class, which is one of several home food preservation classes offered by Corinne Powell, consumer and family sciences educator for Purdue University. The next five-day course will be offered Feb. 28, March 6, 13, 20, and 27 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Purdue Extension Office, Crown Point. The cost is $195, which includes all supplies and cookbooks. For course registration materials, e-mail cpowell@purdue.edu or call (219) 755-3240. | Photo provided

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Venessa Zapchenk (from left) of Crown Point, Michele Maciariello of Chicago, Maryann Butte of Dyer and Joyce Dahlberg of Crown Point prepare bruschetta in a jar during a recent “Advanced Boiling Water” canning class at the Lake County Purdue Cooperative Extension Service in Crown Point. Students also learned to make Oktoberfest beer mustard and carrot cake jam during the class, one of several home food-preservation classes offered by Corinne Powell, consumer and family sciences educator for Purdue University. The next five-day course will run from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Feb. 28, March 6, 13, 20 and 27 at the Purdue Extension Service. The cost is $195, which includes all supplies and cookbooks. For course registration materials, e-mail cpowell@purdue.edu or call (219) 755-3240. | Supplied photo

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