Personal Skills – Canning
Preserving the tradition of canning and secret family recipes is what the Durham Fair Canning exhibit is all about. Our pantries are stock full of prize-worthy jellies, jams, marmalades, honey, syrup, vinegar, relish, chutney, pickles, canned fruits and vegetables, beer and wine. This canning collection may even inspire you to start your own family traditions!
Exhibit Highlights
- Walk the aisles of jellies, jams, marmalades, honey, syrup, vinegar, relish, chutney, pickles, canned fruits and vegetables
- Ale and Lager Beer
- Wine entries including Red, Rosè, White and Zinfandel
- Over 100 categories
- The absolute best in canning!
Canning Department Demonstrations
Located at the Presidents’ Hall Personal Skills Demonstration Area.
| FRIDAY, September 22, 2023 Fair Hours: 9 AM – 10 PM | ||
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| 11:30 | AM | Prize Winning Maple Bread from Backyard Syrup: presented by Lorrie Martin |
| SUNDAY, September 24, 2023 Fair Hours: 9 AM – 6 PM | ||
| 11:00 | AM | How Do We Judge Canning? What is the Danish System? presented by Claudia Miller |
| 3:00 | PM | Herb Vinegars: Which Vinegars, Flowers and Herbs Work Best? presented by Sue Leining |