University of California Cooperative Extension
In San Bernardino County
Master Food Preserver Program
Newsletter
MFP office phone (909) 387-2194
Web site: http://cesanbernardino.ucdavis.edu
777 E. Rialto Avenue, San Bernardino, CA 92415-0730
E-Mail [email protected]
GENERAL MEETING FOR OCTOBER 2013
I n Thi s M o nth’s I ssu e
Table of Co nten ts
Page
4
Gift for the Holiday
5
COMING SOON! What’s Up?
Book Club – Helpful Tips –
Crossword Puzzle
5
The Gabby’s
6
Recipe of the Month
1
MFP Board Members
7
Reimbursement Reminder
1
Birthday Greetings
8
Volunteeer Hour Sheet
2
Calendar of Events
2
A Special Thank You…
2
A”BIG” Shout…
3
A Round of Applause
3
Announcement
3
Tons of Tomatoes
3
Pucker Up for Pickles
Happy Birthday
Greeting s…to all of you Master
Food
Preservers
who
are
celebrating your birthday this
month
and
next
month
…Cheers!
San Bernardino County
Master Food Preserver
Board Members
____________________________________
Chair
Carolyn Covey
909-553-9998
Vice Chair
Sue Dawson
909-520-0015
Secretary
Susan Winberg
626-484-6865
Financial
Joan Stumbaugh
909-796-8475
Continuing Education
Alice Cannon
951-849-2586
Certification & Public Classes
Pat Malone
951-278-4750
Newsletter
Molly LyleSanchez
949-709-2238
Acknowledgement…
Editorial Consultant
Alice Cannon
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October 2013
think about which classes you
would like to do or help with…and
remember to tell Pat Malone.
PLEASE DON’T FORGET TO
ADD THESE EVENT DATES
TO YOUR CALENDARS.
SEE YOU SOON!
She also donated the
cookie cutters for the gift
bags.
And…Don't forget
So very generous!
Calendar of Events
WE NEED YOU!
October 3 – Potluck/General
Meeting/Election Starts at 6:30.
We will be having our election
along with a potluck/general
meeting.
Note: Please arrive early! Also at
4:30 PM on October 3rd, we will
be having a planning meeting for
the 2014 Public Classes.
Anne Beard
A Special Thank you!
‘
Jennifer Garcia
The membership is invited, or
email Pat Malone with any
suggestions you might have.
October 17 – Fall
(fruit and veggies)
Favorites
November 7 - Board Meeting
A “BIG” shout out to
Jennifer Garcia.
November 21- Holiday Breads
December 5 –
Potluck/Holiday Party – Do you
have any ideas for a theme?
(i.e., Home Preserved Food
Exchange, Cookie Exchange,
Homemade Cracker Exchange and bring your favorite soup, etc.
Who would like to organize this
event…ANY VOLUNTEERS?
We also need people to volunteer
for the above classes. So, please
She decorated all 75 gift
bags.
Anne Beard, our veteran
MFP, made and donated
the beautiful pot holders
for the gift bags.
Wow! Great job!
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Thanks to all our instructors
for great demonstrations and
teaching the public about food
safety as they taught the
recipes.
Very important!
JULY 2013
Tons of Tomatoes
This was a huge class of 80 people.
They had a great and informative
time.
Let’s give another round
of applause to
Kathy Swanson and
Steven Orr
Kathy Swanson and Steven Orr
presented the Master Food
Preserver Program Outline to the
Riverside County Master Gardener
Program. GOOD JOB!
ANNOUNCEMENT…
Pat Malone and Joseph Salib had
a meeting with Missy Gable, our
new Director from UC Davis on
Friday, Sept. 13th.
We discussed everything from the
effort to go statewide with the
program to volunteer hours for new
graduates.
Doreen Garton made the best
Tomato Raspberry Jam. Wow,
was it good!
A smaller class of 40, but we really
had a good time.
Susan Lopez demoed Seasoned
Dried Cherry Tomatoes, what a
burst of flavor!
Kathy Swanson and Steven Orr
demonstrated
Fermented
Dill
Pickles. Crunchy with just the
right amount of tang. They also
pressure canned a salsa that was
really good.
Jennifer Hickok made a delicious
Hot Chili Sauce with heirloom
tomatoes, really, really good!
Susan Evans gave us a surprise
with Bread and Butter Purslane
Pickles. Everyone loved them.
Kathy Swanson & Steven Orr
showed us how to make Pressure
Canned Salsa. No need to worry
about acidity. Great idea and
tasty too.
Doreen Garton did Spicy Pickled
Pears. Loved them and could not
get enough!
Darrell Fluman canned Can-Do
Tomatoes. He used a basic canned
tomato recipe and then showed
how to add various herbs to create
Italian, Mexican and others.
Very informative!
Details at the Oct. 3rd meeting.
AUGUST 2013
Pucker Up for Pickles
Lastly Gene Ware demonstrated
Fermented Tomato Salsa.
I
personally thought this was the
best salsa I had eaten. He used the
whey from yogurt for the
fermentation. Super good!
Gene
Ware
demonstrated
traditional Bread and Butter
Pickles.
Really good on
sandwiches! He then did a vegan
Kim Chi. Very crispy and tasty!
Darrell Fluman did Japanese
Daikon Pickles.
Really, really
good!
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presentation and great for giftgiving to families.
She also donated a handy tamper to
be raffled along with the jar of
oatmeal.
SEPTEMBER 2013
Gift for the Holiday
Doreen Garton presented Praline
Syrup, easy and tasty. Good gift
for special friends and family.
Susan Lopez and Lauria Watts
did the Christmas Jam. The
combination of cranberries and
strawberries were excellent!
Sue Dawson presented Snow
Balls, a cookie mix in a jar. Very
nice presentation and good to eat
too!
Karen
Breyer
demonstrated
Orange-Apricot Balls, a cookie/
candy treat. Really pretty for gift
giving.
Lori McCarver made the Easy
Peanutty Brittle. Fast and tasty!
Frankie Sexton made a traditional
Cocoa Mix. Great for families!
Susan Winberg donated a fancy
battery operated cocoa stirrer to go
along with the mix. Very good!
Pat Malone demonstrated a Fruit
and Nuts Oatmeal in a jar. Nice
Next……Dessa D'Aquila
and
Tony Montanez made the Spicy
Honey Mustard. Tastes like Asian
mustard. Tony tested on Pastrami
and Bratwurst. He said it was a hit!
Our annual class was well
attended.
Michele Rosewitz - I think the
cutest decorated item was the Hot
Chocolate on a Stick that Michele
Rosewitz presented. Great for kids.
Thanks to everyone!
Joan Stumbaugh made a popular
gift for animal lovers. Doggie
Treats. It was raffled off with a
neat set of doggie cookie cutters.
The Gifts class is a large
undertaking, helps keep
our program going.
Carolyn Covey demonstrated Pots
with Seeds….plus….She made
plant stakes from paint stirrers
donated by Lowes and Home
Depot. She said very easy to do.
The instructors had a huge
job making 75 samples for
the gift bags and also
decorating a container for
gift giving for the raffle.
Pat Malone demonstrated how to
package a tea bag in a cute teacup
and heirloom handkerchief. She
used spiced cranberry tea.
Jennifer Garcia - And let's not
forget Jennifer Garcia who
decorated the cutest gift bags with
reindeer on the front. She also
made a reindeer water bottle for all
the Master Food Preservers who
attended.
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Say “HELLO” to the
Gabby’s…
PLEASE DROP THEM A LINE
OR TWO…they would love to
hear from you…especially
poor dear Marge!
COMING SOON…
Our favorite book column is
still pending your feedback.
What books would you
recommend? Also, is there
anyone
interested
in
reviewing a book and
sending us a brief paragraph
or two so that we can
include your summation in
our next MFP newsletter?
Let
us
hear
your
thoughts…we want to keep
this section included in the
MFP newsletter each issue?
PLEASE LET US HERE FROM
YOU SOON!
Tip of The Month
Do you love to cook and
bake? Then, why not send
us your favorite recipe and
other cooking suggestions
and tips so that we can
include them in our next
MFP newsletter.
Marge:
What do you mean I’m just
getting upset over nothing? I
really wanted to do this
research. Besides, I know that I
would be a good mentor for the
MFP. But, nobody even replied
to our offer to help them out
with any MFP questions that
they may have for us.
Henry:
All I’m saying Marge is that you
always get so upset over the
little things. Just give them
some time and they will
eventually come around.
Marge:
Oh, that’s easy for you to
say…nothing ever bothers you.
You just let things go in one ear
and out the other. But, I feel
rejected.
Henry:
Listen, Marge, what do you say
we just have a nice dinner and
a glass of wine? It might make
you feel better.
Do you have a husband who
is as wise as Henry?
All letters should be mailed
to the MFP office.
Question?
CROSSWORD
PUZZLE
Are any of you MFP interested in
having a crossword puzzle added
to each issue…please let us hear
your thoughts and idea.
Again…This is YOUR newsletter
and we want you to enjoy each
issue.
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Recipe of the Month
Bread and Butter Purslane Pickles
Bread and Butter Purslane Pickles
Enough purslane to fill 6pint jars
3 cups of thinly sliced onions
1cup of chopped red or yellow bell pepper
4 cups of white vinegar {5%}
4 1/2 sugar
2 tablespoons of mustard seed
1 tablespoon of celery seed
1 teaspoon of ground turmeric
6 jalapeno peppers {put a long slit to release air.}
Wash purslane in a water bath that has 2 tablespoons of vinegar added
to release any sand or grit. Rinse and cut stems to about 3 inches.
Combine vinegar, sugar and spices in a non aluminum saucepan. Stir and
bring to a boil.
Stir in onions and bell peppers.
Return to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 5 minutes stirring
occasionally.
Fill each clean hot jar with one jalapeno pepper and purslane.
Cover with hot pickling liquid.
Wipe rims of jars with damp paper towel.
Attach two piece lids.
Allow product to cool, then refrigerate.
Pickles are ready in 1 week. Use within the 3rd week.
Yields 6 pints
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TEACHING OUTSIDE OF THE MFP KITCHEN:
There has been some confusion about the procedure for teaching classes, so I thought we should put
out something to establish some guidelines. First, you CANNOT make personal money from
teaching
Classes and you cannot create another MFP group and teach Certification classes. We are under
the University of California Cooperative Extensive with UC Davis. There is only 1 MFP program per
county. That said, here are a few guidelines for you to go by:
1. You need to do a demo from start to finish, including processing of the product for the veteran
.MFPs. We want to see if you provide the necessary information including food safety.
2. Any event that you want to teach at must be approved by the MFP Board. Call the office and
tell us want you want to do and we will discuss and get back to you within 1 to 2 days.
3. You do not need a ‘commercial’ kitchen, however, it should be sparkling clean and sanitized.
4. You MUST have a Food Handler’s License if you teach outside of the MFP kitchen. You will
need one for each county you teach in.
5. You MUST have a Live Scan background check. If you are a Master Gardener in either
San Bernardino or Riverside Counties, you are covered for the MFP. If not, then contact
me for Live Scan forms.
Remember, an outside the kitchen class is just like a class in the kitchen. You charge a fee ($12) to
cover supplies. Let us know what you need and we can supply jars, handouts, etc. If you need to
purchase any supplies like veggies, sugar, etc, you will be reimbursed providing your class or demo
had been approved by the MFP Board.
Finally, the money charged for the classes is our only source of funding. Show and Tell demos
where there is no food handling or processing doesn’t require a fee except if you want to provide
handouts, and then there should be a fee to cover that cost. If you don’t charge, then no
reimbursement. Any other questions? Give us a call or email.
REIMBURSEMENT REMINDER:
If you buy supplies for a class and you wish to be reimbursed, fill out the purple form and turn it into
the office with the original receipt within 10 days of purchase.
Please separate costs by class. You may include multiple classes on the same form but put
expenses together in subtotals by class, so we can track how much each class costs. Also, do not
mix personal items with class items. The University will not accept these receipts. They want the
whole receipt for themselves.
New from the University: You must have a cash register receipt, credit card statement or cancelled
check.
PLEASE REPORT YOUR VOLUNTEER HOURS ON THE NEXT PAGE
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UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
COOPERATIVE EXTENSION
IN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY
777 East Rialto Avenue
San Bernardino, CA 92415-0730
Web site: http://cesanbernardino.ucdavis.edu
Telephone: (909) 387-2197
Fax:
(909) 387-3306
email: [email protected]
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