UMaine Extension offers Pickle Lab for kids ages 7-12

January 13th, 2012

UMaine Extension is offering a “Pickle Lab” in February and April, a hands-on, multi-media educational program designed to teach children 7-12 years old about the science behind food preservation.

Program sessions, each limited to 24 participants, costs $2 per child and will be held at the Cumberland County Extension office, 75 Clearwater Drive, Ste 104, in Falmouth.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            Students will learn about food preservation science with pickles. In the process, they’ll dissect a pickle, identify pickle flavors through smell and taste, play pickle Jeopardy and sample different pickled products.

Feb. 22    Session 1   9:30-11:30 a.m.   or    Session 2       1:30-3:30 p.m.

Feb. 23    Session 3   9:30-11:30 a.m.   or    Session 4       1:30-3:30 p.m.

April 17   Sessions 5   9:30-11:30 a.m   or    Session 6        1:30-3:30 p.m.

April 19   Sessions 7   9:30-11:30 a.m   or    Session 8        1:30-3:30 p.m.

To register, call 207-781-6099 or 800-287-1471 in Maine.

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