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That's My Jam!

Canning with Christina Ward

Learn concepts of food preservation in this 'hands-on' jam making demonstration with local author and canning pro Christina Ward. Please pre-register to attend.

Pre-registration required; Attendance is limited to the first 40 registrants.

We’ll be using fresh fruits to explore the basics of making jam. We’ll review the scientific concepts of food preservation and the practical techniques needed to safely and successfully make your own jellies. This is a 'hands-on' demonstration! Attendees will have the opportunity to assist in specific tasks! Attendees should bring a small, sturdy box for carrying home their sample jar. All attendees will receive the State of Wisconsin-Extension publication Making Jams & Jellies, which includes how-to information and recipes.

Christina Ward is an author, editor, and seeker. She is also the Vice President and Editor of Feral House, a publisher noted for their books on outré topics. She had the distinct pleasure of riding around town in the Wienermobile with Padma Lakshmi on the hottest day in July of 2019 for “Taste the Nation.”

Her 2017 book, Preservation : the art and science of canning, fermentation, and dehydration explores the history and science of food preservation while sharing 100 fool-proof recipes that make the science real.

Christina can trace her Milwaukee and Wisconsin roots to the early 1800s. Her love of history comes from her father, who instilled the idea that we are all manifestations of our ancestors. Her interest in cooking began out of childhood necessity to feed herself and her siblings while her father worked in a factory. She prides herself on having a hungry mind interested in learning about people, the foods they eat, and the stories that arise from that convergence.

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