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Home canning has come back to the mainstream. Many home chefs are canning gourmet versions of common foods, saving the bounty from a garden, and making gifts for friends and family.
If you are thinking of doing some canning for the first time, or scaling up your operation, here are some things to keep in mind:

• Take advantage of farmer’s markets and sales on in-season produce. Right now, berries are at their peak. Jam is an obvious choice, how about also making some cans of blueberry pie filling to keep ready for a quick weeknight dessert? Tomatoes are also in season. If you are making a batch of your family’s famous tomato sauce, make the batch a bit bigger and can some to enjoy later.

• Home canned goods make great gifts: housewarmings, hostess gifts, holidays, reunions, gift baskets and more. Make some signature flavors and keep them on hand, your friends and family will appreciate that your gift is practical, healthy and made with love. But, watch out! You may get more requests than you can handle!

• When making big batches, it can be difficult to keep an even temperature with your heating element weighted down on the stove. The heat builds up underneath and can also cause discoloration to the stovetop. We make a  Canning Kit http://www.rangekleen.com/index.php?cPath=16_35_384 with a taller, sturdier element and deeper drip pan to eliminate these problems.

Also, check out our canning recipes at www.rangekleen.com

http://www.rangekleen.com/recipes.php?pID=5&category=Canning&submit=View+Recipes)

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Annual Student Scholarship Awards!

Since 1981, Range Kleen has awarded Scholarships through a Student Scholarship Program aimed at fostering excellence the next generation. Potential recipients are dependents of Range Kleen Associates, and are selected based on academic achievement. Since the program’s beginning, 43 students have received financial awards to further their education. The scholarship recipients for the 2010-2011 Academic year include:

Dylan Link, Sophomore at Wright State University
Stephen MacDonald Jr., Freshman at Ohio State University
Sarah Prine, Freshman at Ohio State University
Desmond Ragin, Freshman at University of Cincinnati
Kyle Strawn, Junior at Adrian College

A total of 6 scholarships were awarded for this year.

About Range Kleen Mfg., Inc.

Range Kleen Manufacturing, Inc. is a Lima, OH based company manufacturing household products sold to major
retail chains globally. Range Kleen Mfg., Inc is celebrating 39 years in 2010. Its product divisions include:
Original Equipment Manufactured (OEM) replacement drip pans for ranges & stoves; Nonstick Metal Bakeware;
Kitchen Decorative products including decorative kitchen accessories featuring designs ©Hallmark Licensing, Inc.;
Storage, Organization, insulated food and beverage bottles and household cleaning supplies. Range Kleen
introduced their own line of cookware- Stainless Steel and Enameled Cast Iron as well as pot racks in 2007.
Effective December 21, 2009, Range Kleen Manufacturing was pleased to announce the partnership with Berndes
Cookware USA and has taken the lead of all sales, marketing and shipping of Berndes Cookware USA from
their International Headquarters in Lima, Ohio.

For more information contact:
Dana Swearengin
Director of Marketing
Range Kleen Mfg., Inc.
4240 East Road
Lima, OH 45807

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A little something that you might think about when you are on the go: you can use an insulated bottle to keep things hot as well as cool. Not just for drinks, we make wide-mouth food jars in a variety of materials and sizes. The expanded opening is perfect for hot food: stews, curry, stir-fry, pasta… dishes that are easy to cook at home in a single pot are perfect to eat on the go, and the insulation of a food jar will keep them hot and ready. Or, pack a cool dessert like parfait to finish your picnic. You’ll save money, reduce waste in landfills, and you can control the calories!

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This is the season to think of Dad. I know that you are planning for Father’s Day, June 20th . May we suggest a gift that is manly, rugged, time-honored and also useful? Pre-Seasoned Cast Iron is a perfect cookware to go from stovetop to the great outdoors. The pre-seasoning process eliminates the hassle of preparing the iron yourself: seasoning seals the pot and builds a natural non-stick surface. You can cook with our pre-seasoned line right away, and each time you do the season continues to build making the pot better with age.
Prized for it’s heat retention and ability to withstand harsh temperature, cast iron is a time-honored choice for cooking over a campfire. Because cooking oils actually help season the pots, many cast iron chefs frown on washing their cookware with soap and water, preferring instead to thoroughly wipe it clean, or to scour with a bit of coarse salt then wipe clean, eliminating the need to have a faucet and soap with you in the wild. We know dad will like the rough-it-gourmet style of cast iron. Best yet, nothing brings a family together like a great meal: how about a camp out chili with a hot pan of cornbread?

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Fuel your outdoor adventures with delicious, cool crisp salads and fruit. Perfect on a hot day – but too hard to pack and keep fresh, right?
GO GO Salad keeps your greens snappy by holding the dressing in a separate compartment until you are ready to eat. Just push a lever to release the dressing, shake to toss and you’re ready to enjoy. We especially love these clever containers in the summer time, when fresh produce is abundant and the weather calls for food that won’t weigh you down. We make them in a larger size (8 cups of salad) for outings with the family, and a personal size (4 cups of salad) for lunch at the office. GO GO Veggie & Fruit is great for fruit and dips – chips and dip – a small snack that halts fast food frenzy with hectic summer schedules.