Food and Drink Fall 2025
401 Scrumptious Sensational Salads Instructor Cott DeMaree This class is full
We will be making three salads: Classic Caprese Salad with freshly made mozzarella,
Rock Shrimp Salad, a specialty in Maine and Chicken Salad with tarragon and fresh cantaloupe. The class limit is 7 students.
One Thursday, September 18 from 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm
Location: 4988 Quaker Lake Rd., Brackney
Fee: $5.00 Material Fee: $15.00 This class is full
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402 Let’s Pickle Like its Still 1852 Instructor, Jim Hayes
Starting with an historic perspective on the ancient science of pickling and placing it in the context of 1852 farm life in Susquehanna County, let’s learn how to preserve the products of our gardens using the techniques that would have been used in 1852 and are still safe now.
We will learn how to pickle cucumbers(pickles as we know them), beets, tomatoes, onions, “frog’s eyeballs”(they aren’t really frog’s eyeballs), peaches, relishes, asparagus, eggs, peppers and more. Of course, we will have to taste them as we go along so please bring a water bottle. The class limit is 25 students.
One Saturday, October 4 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Location: Wheaton House, Salt Springs State Park, Franklin Forks, PA
Fee: $5.00
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403 Octoberfest, Instructor Cott DeMaree This class is full
Weiner Schnitzel and Spatzle. The participants of this class will engage in techniques for tendering meat, crisp frying and noodle preparation.
One Thursday, October 9, 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm
Location: 4988 Quaker Lake Rd., Brackney
Fee: $5.00 Material Fee: $15.00 This class is full
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404 A Taste of Greece Instructor Howard Burkett This class is full
You asked, we are providing it! One of our regular students to our cooking classes, Amber, spent some time in Greece last year and attended some cooking classes! She will be leading this class, with Howard, covering several of the GREAT dishes she discovered during her stay there. This class will cover how to prepare several Greek dishes in your own home, including a Greek Salad, Tzatziki, Chicken Gyros, Dolmadakia (stuffed grape leaves), and Spiral Spanakopita. It is a hands-on class, and at the end we will eat, and send you home with leftovers .The class limit is ten students.
One Saturday, October 11 at 2:00 pm
Location: Howards Home in Brackney, Directions will be sent to registrants.
Fee:$5.00 Material Fee: $15.00 This class is full
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405 Learn to Make a Pumpkin Roll Instructor Eileen Myer This class is full
Come prepared to learn and make a delicious pumpkin roll. This is a delightful treat you will want to make year after year. The class limit is 8 students.
One Saturday, November 1 9:00 am to 11:00 am
Location: First Presbyterian Church, Church St., Montrose
Fee: $5.00 Material Fee: $10.00 This class is full
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406 Variations of Gnocchi Instructor Nancy Dailey This class is full
Many wonderful women in my life have shared their native recipes with me, teaching me both the art and chemistry behind them. In this class we will start with a basic Gnocchi recipe and make it our own. We will start with the traditional potato-based recipe and then personalize it with variations like the more succulent ricotta cheese or adding spinach for a color variation and more. The class limit is 6 students.
One Saturday, October 25 at 10:00 am
Location: Laurel Lake Rd. Brackney, Directions will be sent to registrants
Fee: $5.00 Material Fee: $15.00 This class is full
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407 Steam Canning Those Tomatoes Instructor Howard Burkett
We get lots of questions about FDA Approved STEAM CANNING (Not Pressure Canning or Water Bath Canning), so we will present an overview of the process of preserving tomatoes by making three great sauces. This class will cover how to prepare several tomato sauces in your own home, including: Pizza Sauce, Tomato Jam and a Mexican Taco Sauce.
We will also discuss how to preserve jams and other items in the STEAM CANNER. This class is in our home in Brackney and is limited to ten students. It is a hands-on class, and at the end you will take home a sample of each sauce we prepare.
One Saturday, November 8 at 2:00 pm
Location: Howards Home in Brackney, Directions will be sent to registrants.
Fee:$5.00 Material Fee: $15.00
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408 Come Join the Nuts Instructor Linda Cox This class is full
Come join us in learning how to make delicious, tasty nut-rolls. Learn how to mix, rollout, and bake. Bake you own for the upcoming holidays. The class limit is 7 students.
One Saturday, November 8 from 10:00 am to 12:00 noon
Location: 360 Lakeshore Dr., Brackney, PA
Fee: $5.00 Material Fee: $15.00 This class is full
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409 Let’s Do Lunch, Instructor Cott DeMaree This class is full
Our participants will learn to present a lovely lunch making Peach and Tomato Salad with whipped cream. Also, Classic Monte Cristo sandwiches and Chocolate covered Oreo cookies with homemade vanilla ice cream.
One Thursday, November 6 from 11:00 am to 1:00 pm
Location: 4988 Quaker Lake Rd., Brackney
Fee: $5.00 Material Fee: $15.00 This class is full
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410 Baking with Sourdough Instructor Howard Burkett Eating bread, But Not Buying bread for years………… This class is full
Come explore the history and methods of baking with a sourdough starter. Students will “knead” to be active in the class, preparing several sourdough recipes, including Amish friendship bread/muffins, basic sourdough bread, sourdough waffles and buttery sourdough sandwich biscuits. Students will assist in making several recipes and get to eat the results. Copies of recipes and a list of resources will be provided. Come hungry and with three-quart zip lock bags to take home what you bake and two sourdough starters. The class limit is 10 students.
One Saturday, November 22 10:00 am
Location: Private residence, Brackney, PA. Directions will be sent prior to the class
Fee: $5.00 Material fee: $12.00 This class is full
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