- Jill Dyson,
- Southern Highlands, NSW, Australia
- Click on the link to read Jill's latest blog post. Jill has been running FoodPath in the Southern Highlands of NSW with her partner Nick since April 2010. They have grown the business to a level where they now include a range of activities including tours, workshops and collaboration with others (cooking schools, wineries, etc). During the past 10 years Jill and Nick have got to know the local producers and continue to promote and support these local small businesses. They have organised and run many food related activities including taste education workshops and producer visits. It was after they organised a successful tour for a group of chefs from some of the best restaurants in Sydney that they realised they could turn their interest into a business - and this led to the setting up of FoodPath - Culinary Tours with a Difference. Now Jill and Nick are working closely with Southern Highlands Tourism and Wingecarribee Council to help raise the profile of their area as a food destination where everyone will benefit - tourists, local consumers and the producers themselves.
Friday, August 5, 2011
Another fun session with Steve Hogwood at the Fruit Bottling Workshop last Sat 30 July.
This time we were bottling pears and I was asked to judge the best. This was not easy I can tell you! I had to look at the pattern, the number of air bubbles, whether the jar was packed to the rim with fruit, etc.
There was also a team challenge where everyone combined their newly learnt skills to pack a large bottle. So - we ended up with an individual winner and also a winning team. Check out the photos!
Next time Steve is going to introduce you to steam canning as well as covering the boiling method. Steam canning is what you do to preserve vegetables. This is a great way to use up extra produce from the garden or when you buy a case from the greengrocer when the price is right.
Bookings are coming in for the next two workshops so don't delay.
In October Steve is going to teach us how to do pickling. Contact us from the website if you are interested.
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| The 1910 Bottling Company makes a great product - look at these! |
This time we were bottling pears and I was asked to judge the best. This was not easy I can tell you! I had to look at the pattern, the number of air bubbles, whether the jar was packed to the rim with fruit, etc.
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| Sizing up the finished products |
There was also a team challenge where everyone combined their newly learnt skills to pack a large bottle. So - we ended up with an individual winner and also a winning team. Check out the photos!
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| Paula won the best jar award |
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| The winning team |
Next time Steve is going to introduce you to steam canning as well as covering the boiling method. Steam canning is what you do to preserve vegetables. This is a great way to use up extra produce from the garden or when you buy a case from the greengrocer when the price is right.
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| Buy when the fruit is in peak season and preserve for a rainy day |
Bookings are coming in for the next two workshops so don't delay.
In October Steve is going to teach us how to do pickling. Contact us from the website if you are interested.
