Make dilly beans at UMaine Extension workshop

Learn to make dilly beans at the University of Maine Cooperative Extension Preserving the Harvest workshop 5:30–8:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 21, at the UMaine Extension office, 24 Main St., Lisbon Falls.

Extension food preservation staff member Kate McCarty will lead the workshop, which features hands-on, USDA-recommended food preservation methods, including hot water bath canning. Participants can take home the dilly beans they make.

Fresh produce, canning jars and other canning equipment will be provided. Participants should bring a pot holder.

Cost is $20 per person; partial scholarships are available. Register online by July 13. For more information, or to request a disability accommodation, call 353.5550 or 800.287.1458 (toll-free in Maine).