PARIS — University of Maine Cooperative Extension will offer “Cooking for Crowds – Food Safety Training for Volunteer Cooks” from 9 a.m. to noon Tuesday, Nov. 7, at the Oxford County UMaine Extension, 9 Olson Road, South Paris.

The workshop will offer up-to-date information on how to handle, transport, store and prepare foods safely for large group functions, including soup kitchens, church suppers, food pantries and community fundraisers.

Participants will receive “Cooking for Crowds,” a manual specifically designed for volunteer cooks, as well as a certificate of attendance, posters and an instant-read thermometer.

Cost is $15 a person for the class, which will meet the Good Shepherd Food Bank safety training requirements. 

FMI, register: 207-743-6329, jillian.pendexter@maine.edu.