College of Maine Cooperative Extension is providing info and workshops to assist customers discover, develop, use, protect and retailer in-season vegatables and fruits in Maine. Market-fresh rhubarb is among the many meals for Could. Courtesy of UMaine Cooperative Extension
ORONO — College of Maine Cooperative Extension is providing info and workshops to assist customers discover, develop, use, protect and retailer in-season vegatables and fruits in Maine. Choices for Could embody:
• Info on Fiddleheads
• Info on Edible Wild Greens in Maine
• Fruits for Well being: Rhubarb
• Spring Fridge Pickles
UMaine Extension educator Kathy Savoie demonstrates new strategies for cooking, freezing and pickling fiddleheads in a video. Fiddleheads particularly require actual cooking strategies — boiling for no less than quarter-hour or steaming for 10 to 12 minutes to cut back danger for foodborne sickness related to uncooked and undercooked fiddleheads.
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Individuals can prepare for the arrival of Maine’s seasonal meals by attending an upcoming meals preservation workshop or join the Spoonful Weblog to obtain bite-sized meals and vitamin info.
Bulletins can be found for obtain or to order at extension.umaine.edu/publications. Extra info additionally is accessible by contacting 207-581-3188, 800-287-0274 in Maine, or [email protected].
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