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Foods

Advisor: Darla Marks

Group B (8-13 years) Group C (14-19 years)  

Group D (20 -74) Group E (75+)

Youth Competition (Groups B-C) 

Adult Competition (Group D and E) Judged Separately. 

 

Section 1 - Foods Processed

Exhibits may be entered on 

Saturday, Sept 21 9AM-5PM

Removed between 1-5PM on Sunday Sept 29.

 

Department A- Home Cured Meat (Group D only)

Class 1- Ham - 8.00 - 5.00 - 4.00

Class 2- Shoulder - 6.00 - 4.00 - 3.00

Class 3- Side of Bacon - 4.00 - 3.00 - 2.00

Department B - CANNED GOODS

Rules:

1. All fruit and vegetables must be canned in clear glass pint of quart jars for exhibiting. Preserves, jams, jellies, and pickles may be in other glass jars.

2. All jars must be labeled on bottom, giving name of food canned and approximate date canned. Exhibitor must not put his or her name on jar. 

3. Judges may open pickles, jellies, jams, preserves, and soft spreads. 

 

FRUITS CANNED

Class 4- Apples 2.00 - 1.50 - 1.00

Class 5- Apple Sauce - 2.00 - 1.50 - 1.00

Class 6- Blackberries 2.00 - 1.50 - 1.00

Class 7- Cherries (seeded) - 2.00 - 1.50 - 1.00

Class 8- Grape Juice - 2.00 - 1.50 - 1.00

Class 9- Peaches - 2.00 - 1.50- 1.00

Class 10- Pears - 2.00 - 1.50 - 1.00

Class 11- Your Favorite Pie filling Creation - 2.00 - 1.50 - 1.00

VEGETABLES

Class 12- Beans, Butter or Lima (lg) - 2.00 - 1.50 - 1.00

Class 13- Beans, Butter or Lima (sm) - 2.00 - 1.50 - 1.00

Class 14- Beans, string, fancy pack - 2.00 - 1.50 - 1.00

Class 15- Beans, string, utility pack - 2.00- 1.50 - 1.00

Class 16- Beets - 2.00      1.50    1.00

Class 17- Brunswick Stew - 2.00 - 1.50 - 1.00

Class 18- Cabbage - 2.00 - 1.50 - 1.00

Class 19- Carrots - 2.00 - 1.50 - 1.00

Class 20- Corn - 2.00 - 1.50 - 1.00

Class 21- Greens - 2.00 - 1.50 - 1.00

Class 22- Peas, green - 2.00 - 1.50 - 1.00

Class 23- Peas, southern - 2.00 - 1.50 - 1.00

Class 24- Irish Potatoes - 2.00 - 1.50 - 1.00

Class 25- Salsa - 2.00 - 1.50 - 1.00

Class 26- Sweet Potatoes - 2.00 - 1.50 - 1.00

Class 27- Succotash 2.00 - 1.50 - 1.00

Class 28- Spaghetti Sauce - 2.00 - 1.50 - 1.00

Class 29- Squash - 2.00 - 1.50 - 1.00

Class 30- Tomato Soup - 2.00 - 1.50 - 1.00

Class 31- Tomato Sauce - 2.00 - 1.50 - 1.00

Class 32- Tomato Juice - 2.00 - 1.50 - 1.00

Class 33- Tomatoes, utility packed(red, green, yellow) - 2.00 - 1.50 - 1.00

Class 34- Tomatoes, whole (red, green, yellow) - 2.00 - 1.50 - 1.00

Class 35- Vegetable Soup - 2.00 - 1.50 - 1.00

Class 36- Rhubarb - 2.00 - 1.50 - 1.00

Class 37- Okra - 2.00 - 1.50 - 1.00

Class 38- Combination (3 different Qt jars of Vegetables in Basket)

Adult: 1st Prize Only- Case of Quart Canning Jar

JELLIES, JAMS, PRESERVES AND SOFT SPREADS CANNED

Class 39- Apple Jelly - 2.00 - 1.50 - 1.00

Class 40- Apple Butter - 2.00 - 1.50 - 1.00

Class 41- Blackberry Jelly - 2.00 - 1.50 - 1.00

Class 42- Blueberry Preserves - 2.00 - 1.50 - 1.00

Class 43- Blackberry Jam - 2.00 - 1.50 - 1.00

Class 44- Cherry Preserves - 2.00 - 1.50 - 1.00

Class 45- Cherry Jam - 2.00 - 1.50 - 1.00

Class 46- Crab Apple Jelly - 2.00 - 1.50 - 1.00

Class 47- Cut Comb Honey - 2.00 - 1.50 - 1.00

Class 48- Damson Preserves - 2.00 - 1.50 - 1.00

Class 49- Grape Jelly - 2.00 - 1.50 - 1.00

Class 50- Grape Jam - 2.00 - 1.50 - 1.00

Class 51- Honey, dark - 2.00 - 1.50 - 1.00

Class 52- Honey, light - 2.00 - 1.50 - 1.00

Class 53- Mint Jelly - 2.00 - 1.50    1.00

Class 54- Peach Butter - 2.00 - 1.50 - 1.00

Class 55- Peach Preserves - 2.00 - 1.50 - 1.00

Class 56- Peach Jam - 2.00 - 1.50 - 1.00

Class 57- Pear Butter - 2.00 - 1.50 - 1.00

Class 58- Pear Preserves - 2.00 - 1.50 - 1.00

Class 59- Pepper Jelly - 2.00 - 1.50 - 1.00

Class 60- Plum Jelly - 2.00 - 1.50 - 1.00

Class 61- Raspberry Preserves - 2.00 - 1.50 - 1.00

Class 62- Strawberry Jam - 2.00 - 1.50 - 1.00

Class 63- Strawberry Preserves - 2.00 - 1.50 - 1.00

Class 64- Strawberry Jelly - 2.00 - 1.50 - 1.00

Class 65- Watermelon Rind Preserves - 2.00 - 1.50 - 1.00

Class 66- Your Favorite Jelly Creation - 2.00 - 1.50 - 1.00

Class 67- Your Favorite Jam Creation - 2.00 - 1.50 - 1.00

Class 68- Your Favorite Soft Spread Creation - 2.00 - 1.50 - 1.00

Class 69- Combination (4 different Jellies, Jams, Preserves, or Soft Spreads)

In basket- (must be in Jelly Jars) Adult: 1st Prize Only- Case of Jelly Jars 

PICKLES & RELISHES CANNED

Class 70- Beans, dilly - 2.00 - 1.50 - 1.00

Class 71- Beet Pickle - 2.00 - 1.50 - 1.00

Class 72- Bread and Butter Pickles - 2.00 - 1.50 - 1.00

Class 73- Mixed Pickle - 2.00 - 1.50 - 1.00

Class 74- Dill Pickle - 2.00 - 1.50 - 1.00

Class 75- Sweet Pickle - 2.00 - 1.50 - 1.00

Class 76- Mixed Pepper Relish - 2.00 - 1.50 - 1.00

Class 77- Mixed Pepper Pickles - 2.00 - 1.50 - 1.00

Class 78- Hot Peppers - 2.00 - 1.50 - 1.00

Class 79- Green Tomato Pickle - 2.00 - 1.50 - 1.00

Class 80- Red Tomato Pickle - 2.00 - 1.50 - 1.00

Class 81- Peach Pickle - 2.00 - 1.50 - 1.00

Class 82- Pear Pickle - 2.00 - 1.50 - 1.00

Class 83- Squash Pickle - 2.00 - 1.50 - 1.00

Class 84- Pepper Relish - 2.00 - 1.50 - 1.00

Class 85- Pickle Mixture - 2.00 - 1.50 - 1.00

Class 86- Tomato Catsup - 2.00 - 1.50 - 1.00

Class 87- Watermelon Rind Pickle - 2.00 - 1.50 - 1.00

Department C and D - Baked Products and Candy

Rules: 

  1. Youth baked entries (groups B & C) and Adult (Group D) will be entered on Monday, Sept. 23rd between 9AM-Noon and will be removed between 1-5PM Sunday Sept 29th. The department will be closed during judging on Monday Sept 23rd.

  2. All entries must be exhibited on plain white Styrofoam plates.

  3. Pies must be whole to be exhibited,

  4. Loaf Breads and Cakes must be exhibited in one half, except for decorated cakes which must be whole. 

  5. Six of each must be exhibited of biscuits, buns, cookies, cupcakes, doughnuts, muffins, brownies, and rolls.

  6. SIX EACH OF ANY CANDY ENTRIES. 

  7. All entries must be HOMEMADE (from scratch) unless otherwise specified.

Class 88- Biscuits, buttermilk - 2.00 - 1.50 - 1.00

Class 89- Biscuits, sweet - 2.00 - 1.50 - 1.00

Class 90- Bread, loaf, yeast white - 2.00 - 1.50 - 1.00

Class 91- Bread, loaf, yeast brown - 2.00 - 1.50 - 1.00

Class 92- French Bread - 2.00 - 1.50 - 1.00

Class 93- Bread, zucchini - 2.00 - 1.50 - 1.00

Class 94- Bread, pumpkin - 2.00 - 1.50 - 1.00

Class 95- Bread, banana - 2.00 - 1.50 - 1.00

Class 96- Cornbread - 2.00 - 1.50 - 1.00

Class 97- Bread, wheat - 2.00 - 1.50 - 1.00

Class 98- Buns, sweet (cinnamon, sticky, etc) - 2.00 - 1.50 - 1.00

Class 99- Applesauce cake - 2.00 - 1.50 - 1.00

Class 100- Coffee cake - 2.00 - 1.50 - 1.00

Class 101- Cake, decorated (Judged on appearance only) - 5.00 - 4.00 - 3.00

Class 102- Cake, coconut - 3.00 - 2.00 - 1.00

Class 103-Cake layered, any frosting - 3.00 - 2.00 - 1.00

Class 104- Cake not layered, any frosting - 3.00 - 2.00 - 1.00

Class 105- Cake, carrot nut (scratch) - 3.00 - 2.00 - 1.00

Class 106- Decorated Cupcakes (Judged on appearance only) - 3.00 - 2.00 - 1.00

Class 107- Cake, pound - 3.00 - 2.00 - 1.00

Class 108-Cake, sponge - 3.00 - 2.00 - 1.00

Class 109- Fruit Cake - 2.00 - 1.50 - 1.00

Class 110- Favorite Cookie Creation - 2.00 - 1.50 - 1.00

Class 111- Chocolate Chip Cookie - 2.00 - 1.50 - 1.00

Class 112- Oatmeal Cookie - 2.00 - 1.50 - 1.00

Class 113- Peanut Butter Cookie - 2.00 - 1.50 - 1.00

Class 114- Cookies, Bar - 2.00 - 1.50 - 1.00

Class 115- Cupcakes, Iced - 2.00 - 1.50 - 1.00

Class 116- Decorated Cupcakes - 2.00 - 1.50 - 1.00

Class 117- Doughnuts - 2.00 - 1.50 - 1.00

Class 118- Brownies - 2.00 - 1.50 - 1.00

Class 119- Muffins (variation) - 2.00 - 1.50 - 1.00

Class 120- Pie, homemade crust (no custard, cream or milk) - 2.00 - 1.50 - 1.00

Class 121- Rolls, yeast - 2.00 - 1.50 - 1.00

Candy

Class 122- Fudge 2.00      1.50    1.00

Class 123-Mints 2.00      1.50    1.00

Class 124- Seafoam 2.00      1.50    1.00

Class 125- Peanut Brittle 2.00      1.50    1.00

Class 126- Peanut Butter Balls 2.00      1.50    1.00

Class 127- Favorite Candy Creation 2.00      1.50    1.00

Download A Guide for Judging Foods here.

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