Section KB: Food Preparation
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Section
Rules
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- Exhibitors
must have foods on disposable plates and in zipper-type closure
plastic bags, except for decorated cakes. Larger items that do
not fit in plastic bags must be easy to open. Mispackaged items
will not be accepted.
- No mixes
may be used in baked exhibits.
- All baked
exhibits will be judged according to taste, appearance, and texture
(see Standards of Judging). Decorated cakes will be judged on
appearance alone and will not be cut or tasted, so forms may be
used.
- All food
must have been prepared mainly by the exhibitor; youth exhibitors
are allowed to receive help from adults. Siblings may NOT enter
items from the same batch.
- Only 1 entry
per exhibitor per class.
- No custard,
cream or meringue pies will be accepted. Nothing that will spoil
overnight without refrigeration will be accepted.
- Except for
decorated items, entries must be submitted as follows: Individual
items (biscuits, muffins, rolls, cookies): plate of three; pies:
1/4 pie; breads: half-loaves; cakes: half-cakes.
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Biscuits
& Muffins
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Breads
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Cookies
& Cakes
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| KB-01 |
Sweet Milk Biscuits
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KB-09
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Yeast
Rolls
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KB-24 |
Sugar Cookies |
| KB-02 |
Specialty Biscuits
(cheese,
potato, etc.)
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KB-10 |
White Yeast Bread |
KB-25 |
Oatmeal
Cookies |
| KB-11 |
Wheat
Bread |
KB-26 |
Peanut
Butter Cookies |
| KB-03 |
Exhibitor's
Choice Scone |
KB-12 |
Sourdough Bread |
KB-27 |
Chocolate
Chip Cookies |
| KB-04 |
Cornmeal
Muffin |
KB-13 |
Rye Bread |
KB-28 |
Snickerdoodles |
| KB-05 |
Fruit
Muffin |
KB-14
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Braided
Yeast Bread |
KB-29
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Exhibitor's
Choice Cookies |
| KB-06 |
Grain
Muffin (oat, bran, etc.) |
KB-15 |
Holiday Bread |
KB-30
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Exhibitor's
Choice Bar Cookies |
| KB-07 |
Poppy
Seed Muffin |
KB-16 |
Machine Made White Bread |
KB-31 |
Pound
Cake (not iced) |
| KB-08 |
Exhibitor's
Choice Muffin |
KB-17 |
Machine
Made Wheat Bread |
KB-32 |
Chocolate
Cake |
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KB-18 |
Exhibitor's
Choice Machine Made Bread |
KB-33 |
Exhibitor's
Choice Cake |
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KB-19 |
Banana Quick Bread |
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KB-20 |
Cranberry Quick Bread |
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KB-21
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Zucchini
Quick Bread |
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KB-22 |
Exhibitor's Choice Quick Bread |
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KB-23 |
Exhibitor's Choice Bread |
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Pies
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Other
Baked Goods
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Decorated
Cakes & Cookies
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| KB-34 |
Pecan Pie
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KB-38 |
Exhibitor's Choice Candy
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KB-42 |
Character Cake |
| KB-35 |
Chocolate
Pie |
KB-39 |
Exhibitor's
Choice Dessert |
KB-43 |
Special
Occasion Cake |
| KB-36 |
Exhibitor's
Choice Fruit Pie |
KB-40 |
Exotic
Dessert |
KB-44 |
Fair
Theme Cake |
| KB-37 |
Exhibitor's
Choice Pie |
KB-41 |
Brownies
(Not iced) |
KB-45 |
Decorated
Cookies |
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KB-46 |
Decorated
Cupcakes |
Yeast
samples and coupons will be available to all contestants
entering a yeast bread
Courtesy of Red Star Yeast
(one per contestant only)
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The
Best Yeast Bread in each division will be awarded:
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- Red
Star Yeast apron
- Red
Star Yeast cutting board
- Red
Star Yeast measuring cup
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Wilton
Enterprises is pleased to help support the Madison County
Fair in the decorated cakes division.
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Wilton
Best of Category: Decorated Cakes
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The
Best of Category winners for the Youth and Adult divisions
will be awarded a special prize donated by Wilton Enterprises.
Only one Best of Class award is available for each division.
Best of Class winners are Blue Award winners in each
class under Decorated Cakes & Cookies in the Baked
Goods Section (KB) in the Home Ec Department.
Winners
will receive a collection of Wilton Decorating items.
In addition, winners receive a "Best of Class"
certificate.
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Some
people really like sorghum molasses, but here in Madison,
we've got some real fanatics! To promote their love
of all the wonders of sorghum, the Madison Harvest Festival
Association is sponsoring a special event at the 2008
Madison County Fair:
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The
Best Sorghum Dessert in Madison County.
Sponsored by: Madison Sweet Sorghum Group
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RULES:
- The
contest is open to all ages.
- The
dessert must be made by the exhibitor and contain at
least 1/2 cup sorghum.
- Only
one entry per person.
- There
will be a $1 entry fee for all divisions (Adult, Sr.
Youth, and Jr. Youth).
Bring entries to the Home Economics Building during exhibit
registration and check-in on Monday night. They will be
judged during the Home Ec judging.
| Premiums |
| First
Place |
$20 |
Second
Place |
$15 |
| Third
Place |
$10 |
Fourth
Place |
$5 |
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Madison
County Fair
Best Chocolate Dessert Contest
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| Adult
Chocolate Dessert: |
| First
Place |
$25
+ A collection of chocolate baking products basket |
| Second
Place |
$20 |
| Third
Place |
$15 |
- Open
to any resident of Madison County
- Entry
must be a baked dessert made from "scratch"
- A
minimum of 1/4 cup of chocolate must be used and
listed in the recipe
- Dessert
entry must be submitted on cardboard for judging
(no doily required)
- Recipe(s)
listing the ingredients, preparation instructions
and recipe author must be submitted with the entry
on a 5x7 recipe card or index card
- Judging
will be based on the following criteria:
| Flavor |
30
points
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| Overall
Appearance |
25
points
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| Moistness
& Crumb/Texture |
20
points
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| Consistency
(size and shape) |
15
points
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| Creativity
(appearance, ingredients, etc.) |
10
points
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| TOTAL |
100
points
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| Kids
Cookie/Brownie/Bar Contest: |
| First
Place |
$25
+ A collection of chocolate baking products basket |
| Second
Place |
$20 |
| Third
Place |
$15 |
- Open
to any Madison County resident who is age 8 through
18 years old
- Entry
must be cookies, brownies or bars made from "scratch"
- A
minimum of 1/4 cup of chocolate must be used and
listed in the recipe
- Entry
must be submitted as a plate of six (6) on cardboard
- Recipe(s)
listing the ingredients, preparation instructions
and recipe author must be submitted with the entry
on a 5x7 recipe card or index card
- Judging
will be based on the following criteria:
| Flavor |
30
points
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| Overall
Appearance |
25
points
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| Moistness
& Crumb/Texture |
20
points
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| Consistency
(size and shape) |
15
points
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| Creativity
(appearance, ingredients, etc.) |
10
points
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| TOTAL |
100
points
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Recipe
"MakeOver" Contest
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Saturday,
July 19, 2:00 p.m. in the Picnic Shelter
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What
is a recipe MakeOver?
Take your favorite recipe and make it over to be a healthier
recipe. Here are some ideas: |
- Healthier recipes include reducing the amount of fat,
sugar and salt
- Healthier recipes mean using whole grains
- Healthier recipes include using more fruits and vegetables
- Healthier recipes mean leaving the edible skins of
fruits and vegetables
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Submit both recipes in writing and mark the ingredients
that make it healthier
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Make and submit a revised dish for judging at contest
time
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A minimum of two ingredients must be altered (reduced,
substituted, or added.)
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Any type of recipe can be submitted: main dish, appetizer,
dessert, or side dish
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- A
panel of out-or-county judges will determine winners
by a taste test and by comparing recipes
- Prizes
will be awarded for the top three entries
- No
pre-registration is required
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Sponsored
by: Madison-Orange Action for Healthy Kids (MAHK)
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