Ripe local tomatoes are in a completely different category of delicious from the hard, pale, lifeless things we see in the supermarket most of the year. There’s only one way to savour these treasures in the dark days of winter, and that’s to get them into jars ASAP! Join Christine Manning, owner of Manning Canning and long-time preserver, as she shares the secrets to a homemade Tomato Sauce that is perfect for water bath canning. And while the tomatoes are simmering away, you’ll get to also make some zingy pickled green tomatoes – an Italian favourite and a revelation if you’ve not tried them before. Christine will walk you through the all the basics of jar sterilization, safe canning practices and important do’s and don’ts of canning and preserving. You will also get a copy of the recipe and jars of your preserves to take home at the end of class. http://manningcanning.com/ $40 +HST