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Learning from peanut butter
It's a long name for a class that introduces agricultural and food products processing, operations and management to the students. It includes classroom instruction on characteristics and properties of agricultural products, processing and storage techniques, and food processing equipment. The classroom and laboratory activities are supplemented with supervised agricultural experiences and leadership programs. Eric Harris is the Food Science course instructor. Friday the students made "old-fashioned" peanut butter with peanuts donated by Birdsong Peanuts. The Early County FFA Chapter plans to make a recommendation to the State FFA to begin a new food science career development event. States from across the country already compete in food science events at the National FFA Convention. "We hope to get Georgia FFA involved in this event," Harris stated. The objectives of the new class include: • Encourage awareness of opportunities in the field of food science and technology, marketing and management occupations. 2. Give FFA members the opportunity to experience group participation and leadership responsibilities in a competitive food science and technology program. 3. Help develop technical competence and personal initiative in a food science and technology occupation. 4. To provide opportunities for FFA members to participate in activities where they gain an appreciation for cooperative effort in the food industry. This career development event would give students in the food science class a competitive outlet for all of the knowledge they are gaining on this subject. The Early County Agriculture Department will keep you updated on the progress of the recommendation. Students in food processing are learning to properly roast peanuts before beginning their recipe. These students are blending peanuts to make old fashioned peanut butter. Homemade peanut butter is easily made with an electric blender or a food processor. The longer you blend or process, the softer the peanut butter will be.
Storage: Store in a tightly closed container in the refrigerator. Oil may rise to the top, if this occurs, stir before using.
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