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persephone doliner
  • Female
  • Ithaca, NY
  • United States

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  • Nicole Tedesco
  • dave dayan
  • Kathy Luz Herrera
  • Freya P
  • Jessica Brown
  • Liz Falk
  • Emily Williams
  • Lisa S. Turner
  • Sasha K-R
  • Linda Yannone
  • Pat
  • Mark Norton
  • David Quinn-Jacobs
  • IthacaNancy

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Seed Catalog Tea at Kate's house

January 20, 2013 from 2pm to 4pm
The holidays are over and the quiet of January mixes with the promise of a new year.  The unsorted mail is full of seed catalogs with those glossy veggie photos and voluptuous descriptions calling to you like a 17 year old male spying the Victoria Secret catalog.Whelp, share the joy and come to the first annual IthaCan Seed Catalog Tea.We'll compare catalogs, exchange faves and have tea.  Maybe even combine orders, if it seems like a good fit.Bring:  Seed catalogs and a finger food to share.See More
Jan 14
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persephone doliner replied to Nicole Tedesco's discussion Well this mother and daughter are REALLY close... (kombucha question) in the group Fermentation
"You may have--the dark thing is not the daughter. I left mine sitting in a little extra liquid after 2 cycles & it did grow a new layer i could peel off easily."
Oct 21, 2011
persephone doliner replied to Nicole Tedesco's discussion Sauerkraut: anaerobic? in the group Fermentation
"Hi Nicole, This is Seph writing, and thank you for you nice comment on jars! I'm not a confident kraut maker, hope someone good in Fermenting Group answers you. Other suggestions: a friendly CU food science prof who studies & practices…"
Oct 21, 2011
Liz Falk and persephone doliner are now friends
Oct 13, 2011
persephone doliner is attending Karen Edelstein's event
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Cultural Preservation: pickling, tradition, and food sustainability in the Ukraine at Delilah's on Cayuga, upstairs lounge

October 4, 2011 from 7pm to 8:30pm
In Ukraine, for centuries, women have pickled, preserved and dried the bounty of gardens, orchards and woodlands. Linda Norris discusses these Ukrainian food traditions and the lessons we can learn about food and sustainability in a changing world. Randy Worobo provides background on the science behind pickling. Speakers Linda Norris from The Pickle Project, and Randy Worobo from the Cornell University Department of Food ScienceSee More
Oct 2, 2011
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persephone doliner and Freya P are now friends
Sep 18, 2011
persephone doliner commented on Mark Norton's event IthaCan Cookout, Pool Party & Produce Swap
"My plan is to be there at 7 accompanied only by a peach pie."
Aug 12, 2011
persephone doliner replied to persephone doliner's discussion elderberries in the group Berries!
"hnmmph! bad birds. And I'm sorry you also have this problem. I'll be happy with even a few cups of berries then."
Jul 10, 2011

Profile Information

Township
Ithaca
What type of food preserving do you want to do with others?
Brewing, Canning, Cellaring, Cheesemaking, Drying, Lacto-Fermentation, Pickling, Personal Care Products, Stocking a Year's Supply
What do you hope to achieve by joining IthaCan?
Hope to learn more about fermenting, cheese making, cellaring, & brewing; and to learn how to smoke and dry meat & fish; & get more comfortable with pressure canning.
Do you have any expertise or resources that you can offer to the IthaCan community?
Can can, will travel.
Ready to look for wild edibles and medicinals any time.
Have low-tech fruit drying experience (I use my gas oven)
What is your favorite home-preserved food?
dried pears

Persephone doliner's Blog

Visit to Finger Lakes Distillery

The IthaCan group had a great time touring and tasting. The production set-up at the distillery is simple, elegant, and very functional. These guys are making a lot of excellent liquor! If you go out to taste, you can catch glimpses of the fermenting vats and the still through windows in the tasting room. Or if you can catch Brian in an off-moment -- he doesn't have many -- he might take you downstairs.…

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Posted on January 20, 2010 at 12:23pm — 2 Comments

Food Processing in Tompkins County

by Persephone Doliner, for TCLocal





What Is Processed Food?

To process food is to make parts of plants and animals more edible than they would be in their unprocessed state. Manufactured products containing lots of chemicals and sweeteners, a class of processed foods, have given all processed foods a bad name. Other, more basic foods are also processed: all food made of grain; milk,… Continue

Posted on April 8, 2009 at 2:30pm

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At 8:27pm on April 2, 2009, artcalight said…
Thanks.
At 9:46am on March 13, 2009, Katie Quinn-Jacobs said…
Great. See you then.

-- Kate
At 12:50pm on March 8, 2009, Katie Quinn-Jacobs said…
Seph,

Let's get a photo of you this week at the CCE meeting. Will try to remember to bring my camera!

-- Kate
At 11:41am on December 22, 2008, persephone doliner said…
help i am trapped in a gray android with funny ears!
 
 
 

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