Peel the Love: Preserving Holiday Leftovers
- When
- America/Chicago (CST)
- Where
- Lurvey Home & Garden Center2550 East Dempster Street, Des Plaines, IL 60016
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Peel the Love: Preserving Holiday Leftovers takes place on Sat, Nov 28, 2026 at 12:00 PM (CST) at Lurvey Home & Garden Center in Downers Grove, IL. Tickets are $25 + on Eventbrite.
About this event
Certified Master Food Preserver Amy Parlette leads a class where participants learn low-effort techniques to preserve holiday leftovers like citrus peels and cranberries into dehydrated slices, citrus salt, sugar, and other items while taking home a jar of citrus sugar.
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Turn holiday leftovers into something delicious! Learn easy preserving tricks and take home your own jar of citrus sugar. Don't toss it — preserve it. Join Certified Master Food Preserver Amy Parlette for a class on giving your holiday leftovers a second life. Post-Thanksgiving kitchens are full of citrus peels, cranberries, and half-used herb bunches headed for the trash. You’ll watch (and help!) as Amy demonstrates easy, low-effort ways to preserve them instead — dehydrated citrus slices, citrus salt and sugar, and more — so nothing seasonal goes to waste. You'll leave with: • Recipes for dehydrated citrus slices and citrus salt/sugar • Your own jar of citrus sugar to take home for inspiration • Simple, no-equipment-needed techniques you can use with whatever's left in your fridge • Ideas for stretching holiday abundance a little further Come for the class, stay for the inspiration—explore Lurvey's seasonal offerings and discover tools, plants, and pantry-ready goods to take your garden-to-table game to the next level!
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Details
- When
- Sat, Nov 28, 2026 · 12:00 PM (CST)
- Where
- Lurvey Home & Garden Center
- Address
- 2550 East Dempster Street, Des Plaines, IL 60016
- Price
- $25 +
- Genre
- 119/class, training, or workshop
Questions
- When is Peel the Love: Preserving Holiday Leftovers?
- Sat, Nov 28, 2026 at 12:00 PM CST.
- How much are tickets for Peel the Love: Preserving Holiday Leftovers?
- Tickets are $25 +.
- Where is Peel the Love: Preserving Holiday Leftovers?
- Lurvey Home & Garden Center, 2550 East Dempster Street, Des Plaines, IL 60016, Downers Grove, IL.
- Where can I buy tickets for Peel the Love: Preserving Holiday Leftovers?
- Tickets are sold on Eventbrite. This page links straight to that listing; no tickets are sold here.
