The Polk County Cooperative Extension will offer a class on canning and pressure cookers later this month. 

The class will be held at the Polk County Extension Center on Monday, July 30. Two 3-hour workshop will be offered: one at 2 p.m. and another at 6 p.m. Both classes will cover the same materials.

There is a small fee for the class.

The hands-on classes will take participants step by step through the process of using a pressure cooker. “Food Preservation Made Easy” will provide an introduction to the scientific research behind safe food preservation and the best practices to assure that home-preserved foods look beautiful, taste fresh and will not make anyone sick.

The course is intended for beginners and veterans alike.

For more information and to register for the class, people may call the Polk County Extension Service at 894-8218.

– Submitted by Jimmi Buell