Are you wondering what you will do with all your fresh produce from your garden this summer? Does your neighbor give you more veggies than you know what to do with? Should you can it or freeze it? What about drying fruit? For answers to all these questions and many more, make plans to attend the Food Preservation Workshop scheduled for May 15 in Emory.

Sessions at the workshop will include: Basics of Canning, Recommended Equipment to Use, Pressure Canning for Low Acid Foods, Boiling Water Bath for fruits, jams, jellies, preserves, Dehydrating, Pressure Gauge Testing, Freezing, Tips for Blue Ribbon Canning Entries in Fairs, and a Question/Answer session.

This workshop will be May 15 at the Extension Office in Rains County, Emory, TX. It will begin at 9:30 a.m. and the registration fee will be $10.00 (payable at the door). Please pre-register by calling the Rains County Extension Office at 903-473-4580 to put your name on the list. For more information you may also call the Wood County Extension Office at 903-763-2924.

If you need some delicious home baked goodies for Mother’s Day week-end, make plans to come by the Wood County TEEA Bake Sale on the Courthouse Square on Friday, May 10th beginning at 7:30 a.m. In addition to the scrumptious goodies they will have crafts for sale that would also be good items for Mothers Day. Keep Mom out of the kitchen and surprise her with one of these special baked goods!