Building Strong Families April 2015 Are you ready for Canning Season‌. Your pressure canner’s dial gauge should be tested for accuracy each year before you ue it. Every pound of pressure on the gauge is important to make sure that the temperature inside your canner is high enough (240 degrees F) to kill the spores that can cause botulism. If your gauge is reading high, the temperature inside your canner will be lower than expected, foods will be under-processed, and botulism could result. If your gauge is reading low, the temperature inside your canner will be higher than expected and foods will be over-processed. While not a safety issue, over-processing can lead to poor quality canned foods. If testing shows that your gauge is off by just one or two pounds, pressure adjustments can be made during processing to ensure safe, high quality canned foods. Your local Family and Consumer Sciences Extension agent can guide you in making those adjustments. If your gauge is off by more than two pounds, it should be replaced. Using a pressure canner to process low-acid foods is essential for safe home canning, but the safety of your pressure canning process is only as good as the accuracy of your dial gauge. To set up an appointment to get your pressure canner tested, call
270-653-2231 Reference: National Center for Home Food Preservation. (2009). How Do I?...Can. Retrieved February 13, 2015, from http://nchfp.uga.edu/how/ can_home.html Source: Debbie Clouthier, Extension Associate for Food and Nutrition; University of Kentucky, College of Agriculture, Food and Environment
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April 9 8 AM April 11 9 AM April 11 1:00-3:00 April 13 3:00-4:00
Plant the Town
April 14 12:00 PM April 14 6:00 PM April 16 7:00 AM April 16 6:00 PM April 21 8:00 AM April 21 1:00 PM April 21 5:00 PM April 23 12:00PM April 24-25
Chamber of Commerce
April 29 1:30 PM April 30 9:00 AM April 30 11:30-2:30 May 3 2:00-4:00 PM May 4-7
Communication Essentials Workshop Community Early Childhood Meeting Chamber Leadership Project Work Day Chamber Leadership Graduation KEHA State Mtg.
May 8 8:30-12:00PM May 9 1:00-3:00 PM May 11 3:00 PM May 12 12:00 PM May 14 12:00 PM May 21 6:00 PM
Truth and Consequences
Basket Class Crochet Club The Food Group
Quilting Class Chamber Breakfast HC Extension Office Future Falcon Kindergarten Readiness Event Chamber Leadership Project Work Day County Homemaker Council Meeting GLAM Girl Banquet Hickman County Healthy Support Team Mtg. Spring Chicken Festival
Crochet Club The Food Group End of the Year Party Chamber of Commerce Hickman County Healthy Support Team Mtg. Canning Workshop: Jams and Jellies
Hickman County Healthy
Do you want to meet with other who want to live healthy lifestyles? Come join the Support Team Where? Hickman County Extension Office 329 James H. Phillips Drive; Clinton When? Thursday April 23 at 12:00 pm Thursday May 14 at 12:00 pm
Join us for Special Speakers, Healthy Lifestyle Education, Food Samples and Sharing!!!
THANK YOU Homemakers Thank You to Suzette Bailey for lining up cultural arts classes and Wanda Holbrook for judging the County 4-H Communication Day..
Mail Box Members Corner included in this mailing March and April Lesson: Fantastic Floral Design Trail of Tears
Learning Session April 29 at 1:30PM Communication Essentials Communication plays an important role in the leadership process. Communication helps a leader build relationships, delegate tasks, and share the organization’s vision with its membership. Learn more about effective communication, including non-verbal communication and active listening. Virginia Langford will lead this learning session on 4/29 at 1:30 p.m. Lesson Leaders and all Community Members are invited to attend. Please call 653-2231 to reserve your seat!!!
Volunteers are needed for Truth & Consequences at Hickman County High School. Event will be held May 8th from 8:0012:30. Volunteer Duties: Truth & Consequences Parent Figure Volunteer Example: Student will be given a scenario of drug or alcohol use. Adult Parent Figure Volunteer will role play as a parent attending to the youth participants as they go through the consequences of the action.
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Extension Agent for FCS Hickman County
The Cooperative Extension Service prohibits discrimination in its programs and employment on the basis of race, color, age, sex, religion, disability, or national origin. To file a complaint of discrimination, contact Tim West, UK College of Agriculture, 859- 257-3879; Terry Allen or Patty Bender, UK Office of Institutional Equity and Equal Opportunity, 859-257- 8927; or the USDA, Director Office of Civil Rights, Room 326-W Whitten Bldg., 14th & Independence Ave. SW, Washington, DC 20250-9410 (202-720-5964)
Beginners Quilt Class: Beginning Block Workshop Have you ever wanted to learn how to quilt? Join us as Lisa Rushing, local quilter, teaches us a beginning block workshop using hand stitching. You will leave the class with a pieced quilt block. The class will be held at the Hickman County Extension Office on April 14th at 6:00 pm. Pre-registration is required by calling 270-653-2231. Class size is limited. Supplies needed will include 12 inch ruler, quilting thread, sewing needles, scissors, and thimble if desired. Fabric will be available at the workshop or you can purchase and bring your own. You will need 1/3 yard each of two coordinating fabrics. For more information contact Melissa Goodman at 270-653-2231. Educational programs of the University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service serve all people regardless of race, color, age, sex, religion, disability or national origin.
Crochet Club Project: UFO– Unfinished Object When: Saturday, April 11 at 1:00 pm Where: Hickman County Cooperative Extension Office, 329 James H. Phillip Drive, Clinton
Hickman County Homemaker Council Meeting Hickman County Homemaker Council will meet at the Extension Office on April 21st at 1:00 PM. We will be program planning and reviewing scholarship information for the 2015 Bette Chandler Memorial Scholarship.
Jams
and Jellies 101
Summer Bounty Series May 21st at 6:00 PM at the Hickman County Extension Office Classes to come in the Summer Bounty Series Water Bath Canning Basics Pressure Canning Basics Pickling Party
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Spring Chicken Festival Can’t Wait to See You on the Square!!!
April 24-25 www.clintonhickmancountychamber.com/spring-chicken-fest