"Canning Queen" teaches the art of canning at Lexington Coop

She may look like a regular person but Kathy Manley is actually the "Queen of Canning".

She says "Nobody has ever called me that before, well maybe my family."

COM.IF THE THOUGHT OFWORKING OUTDOESN'T SOUND THATFUN TO YOU --WHAT ABOUT A NEWHOBBY --LIKE "CANNING?"OUR MAN MIKERANDALL JUSTCAUGHT UP WITH THEPERFECT TEACHER.SUPER: MIKE RANDALLKATHY MANLEY MAYLOOK LIKE A MEREMORTAL..."JELLY IS MADE FROMJUICE, JAM IS MADEFROM WHOLE FRUITS"BUT LET MEINTRODUCE THEQUEEN OF CANNING..."OF COURSE CANNINGWAS ALL THE RAGE AFEW GENERATIONSAGO...DURING WW2 ITWAS CONSIDEREDPATRIOTIC...AMAZINGLY KATHY IS THE ONLYONE OF HER SIBLINGSWHO HAS TAKEN UPTHE ART."MY SISTERS AREHAPPY THAT I DO ANDI'M GENEROUS AND ISHARE"TODAY SHE'SWHIPPING UP SOMECANNED BLUEBERRYJAM...IT LOOKSEASY...AND KINDAFUN.."ONCE YOU HAVELADDLED YOUR JAMINTO THE JAR YOUNEED TO LEAVE SOMESPACE - THIS ISCALLED HEAD SPACE"BUT THERE ARE A LOTOF SMALL DETAILSYOU HAVE TO PAYATTENTION TO IF YOUWANT TO SUCCEED..."YOU WANT TO MAKESURE THAT WHEN YOUPUT THE LID ON THEJAR-YOU DON'T PUT ITON TOO TIGHT"IN FACT THERE'SSCIENCE INVOLVEDAND THATS WHYKATHY RECOMENDSUSING A PROVENRECIPE"THE THING ABOUTCANNING-IT'S LIKEBAKING-IT'SSCIENTIFIC PROCESS"S/U "KATHY'S NEXTVIRTUAL CLASS ISAUGUST 20TH AND YESMEN YOU AREWELCOME TO SIGNUP"YOU CAN SIGN UP ANDFIND THOSE CANNINGRECIPES ATLEXINGTON.COOP-NEXT CLASS IS ABOUTCANNING PEACHES."DID YOU GET THATSOUND-THAT WAS ONEOF THEM SEALING"CAN IT AUGUST ANDENJOY EATING IT INFEBRUARY...WHATCOULD BE FUN,PRACTICAL, ANDTASTY..."OUR RULE HERE ISWE DON'T EATPEACHES UNTIL ITSNOWS AND WE DON'TEAT PICKLES UNTILTHANKS GIVING"I THINK THAT QUEENOF CANNING THING ISGOING TO STICK."NOT BAD"MIKE RANDALL 7EWN--COMING UP ON SEVENEYEWITNESS NEWS ATFIVE...WE'LL TELL YOU WHYFAMILIES AREDEBATING WHETHEROR NOT TO PRE PAYFOR THEIR LOVEDONES FUNERALS...SO YOU DON'T WASTE