Easy Preserving Workshop at The Post and Rail
The Post and Rail
Imagine a pantry filled with preserves so good that next year's harvest can't come soon enough. This hands-on Easy Preserving Workshop at The Post and Rail in Penola is led by cook, gardener and author Cindy Bunt, whose book Fall in Love with Preserving is now in its sixth reprint.
Guests learn four simple ways to preserve: bottling seasonal fruit, pickling vegetables in vinegar, making jam and cooking chutney. Cindy explains how each method works, how to prepare jars and how to store preserves safely, using methods that fit easily into a busy life.
Together the group makes bottled seasonal fruit, crisp bread and butter cucumber pickles, a glossy strawberry or apricot jam and a much-loved beetroot and balsamic chutney.
A fresh loaf of bread comes out of the oven in time for a generous ploughman's lunch, served with some of the preserves made on the day.
Complete beginners and seasoned preservers are equally welcome. Set in the heritage-listed former Cobb and Co building near Petticoat Lane, the workshop sits on the doorstep of the Coonawarra wine region, making it a lovely addition to a weekend in the Limestone Coast.
