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  • Sunday, July 15, 10:30 am – 2:00 pm – The Savory Herbal Kitchen, with a Savory Herbal Lunch

    On Sunday, July 15, from 10:30 – 32at Tower Hill Botanic Garden, 11 French Drive in Boylston, Betsy Williams will teach a class she calls The Savory Herbal Kitchen. Learn how use just-picked fresh herbs, from your garden or the farm stand, to enhance the flavors of ordinary condiments. Herb-enhanced condiments add savory layers of flavor to everyday family meals and can also become special gifts to friends and family! It’s simple, fun, delicious and very satisfying.

    Betsy will demonstrate how to create savory herb butters, vinegar, mustard, herb salts, two types of pesto and rosemary walnuts. We’ll discuss sourcing and qualities of basic condiments and how to preserve and store herb-enhanced homemade ones. Students will sample each condiment and then make a pint of herb vinegar and a container of herb butter  to take home. After class, you are invited to take an optional walk through Tower Hill’s beautiful herb and vegetable garden, smelling and chatting as we go.

    Betsy Williams teaches, lectures and writes about living with herbs and flowers. A gardener and herb grower since 1972, Betsy trained as a florist in Boston and England. She combines her floral and gardening skills with an extensive knowledge of history, plant lore and seasonal celebrations. Betsy is the author of several books on the uses and stories of herbs and flowers. She has appeared on the Discovery Channel and greater Boston cable stations as well as local and national radio talk shows. Betsy lectures and teaches locally and nationally.

    The class is $75 for Tower Hill members, $90 for nonmembers, and you may register online at https://towerhillbg.thankyou4caring.org/pages/event-registration-form—the-savory-herbal-kitchen-with-a-savory-herbal-lunch-

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  • Saturday, July 16, 10:00 am – 12:00 noon – Capturing the Herbal Harvest

    Capture the herbal harvest while gardens and farm stands are brimming with fresh herbs. Even though no one wants to think about winter now, you will be thrilled when your pantry and freezer are stocked for winter cooking and holiday gift giving!

    Imagine lining your cupboard shelves with jewel toned bottles of herb vinegars, golden brown herb mustards and sparkling jars of herbal jellies. Picture containers of herb butters, bags of rosemary walnuts and bottles of herb pesto filling a corner of your freezer.

    Not enough time? Too much work? Not true. Mrs. Thrift never does anything that takes too much time! Learn which herbs are best to dry, and which to freeze. Mustard, butters, vinegars, jellies, salts and sauces can all be quickly made, then stored for year round enjoyment. Bring your taste buds. We will end with a little taste of everything! Recipe sheets included. The program will take place Saturday, July 16, from 10 – 12 at Blithewold Mansion, Gardens and Arboretum, 101 Ferry Road, Bristol, Rhode Island, and costs $18 for Blithewold members and $25 for non-members. For more information, or to register, call 401-253-2707, or visit www.blithewold.org.