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PRESERVING SUMMER TOMATOES WITH SPICY 'N SWEET

A COMMUNAL TOMATO CANNING
Sunday, August 18, 2013
10AM - 2PM
At the Old American Can Factory
232 3rd Street, Brooklyn, NY 11215
Outdoor / Rain or Shine
Organized by New Amsterdam Market

To-may-to, to-mah-to - whichever way you say it, August is peak season for tomatoes in our region. Celebrate the summer's bounty by joining New Amsterdam Market and Spicy 'n Sweet for a day of communal tomato canning at the Old American Can Factory in Gowanus, Brooklyn. Spicy 'n Sweet's head cook, Nonna Carolina will lead a hands-on tutorial on how to safely preserve tomatoes, so you can leave with the confidence to try it at home. You'll also take home a jar of preserve tomatoes made during the session, a limited-edition jar of Nonna's Smoky Sauce, and a bag of pasta from Sfoglini. A light lunch will be served.

Your $50 ticket includes:
- a hands-on tomato canning tutorial with Spicy 'n Sweet, with all supplies provided
- a 32 oz. jar of preserve tomatoes made during the session to take home
- a limited-edition jar of Nonna's Smoky Sauce to take home
- a bag of pasta from Sfoglini to take home
- a light pasta lunch with wine

*Advanced ticket purchase is required. Space is limited.

About Spicy 'n Sweet:
Spicy 'n Sweet is a modern family business based in New York City cooking up delicious, inspired foods from around the globe, locally. Following in the artisan tradition, Spicy 'n Sweet use only the freshest ingredients from local New York/New Jersey farms and Nonna's own urban garden, and hand-jar all their condiments in small batches.

About New Amsterdam Market:
Founded in 2005, New Amsterdam Market, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, is an economic development association whose mission is to establish a public market to promote a thriving society of small food businesses committed to a new sustainable food system.