General rules for Family and Consumer Sciences exhibits: All exhibits can be entered on Entry Day of fair 8:00 -10:00 a.m. Juvenile entries (under 19 years of age) should include age on the entry form. All Polk County residents are eligible to participate as well as any out-of-county resident who has ties with Polk County.
All textile articles should be cleaned and neatly pressed. Clothing garment must be entered on the hanger.
EXHIBITS ARE ON DISPLAY FOR SEVERAL DAYS Please limit exhibits to products that hold up well. Items that require refrigeration will not be accepted, judged, or displayed. Food products must be unquestionably safe to eat when they are entered, whether tasted or not. Egg glazes on yeast products before baking are allowed. Glazes, frosting, and other sugar based toppings are also considered safe due to the high sugar content. Eggs incorporated into baked goods, or crusts and cheeses mixed into the bread doughs are considered safe. Cream cheese fillings or melted cheese toppings may result in an unsafe food product by the time the item is judged due to unpredictable heat and/or weather conditions and will be disqualified.
All canned goods must be in standard canning jars. Coffee and salad dressing jars will not be accepted. Spoilage disqualified. EACH JAR MUST HAVE A LABEL ON THE BOTTOM WITH DATE, CONTENT, PROCESSING METHOD AND TIME. Utility pack is preferred. All non-acid vegetables and meats must be processed in a pressure canner. All canned goods must have been canned in the current canning season. Any canning lids marked with ribbon placings (P.B.R.W.) from previous years' judging will be disqualified. The same canned goods cannot be exhibited year after year. Refer to Extension Bulletin, HEG79-108, Home Canning of Fruits and Vegetables for additional information and the correct method and time for processing at the altitude for items in Polk County. After judging, all items will be donated to the Free Barbecue, and placed in cold storage to be served to the public, unless otherwise notified that the exhibitor wishes to pick up the item after it is judged.
Honey cookery should have attached a complete recipe. All honey exhibits must have been made with at least 50% honey as source of sweetening; fructose exhibits must be made with 100% fructose. No person can enter more than one article in any one class. Any article which has been awarded a premium in previous years cannot be entered. Baked food exhibits must have been baked prior to midnight-do not enter hot baked goods. The recipe must be included with the exhibit and may be typed, handwritten, or photo-copied. Collections are judged only as collections, not singly.
FOOD PREPARATION
Premium: Purple $1.50, Blue $1.25, Red $1.00
Please identify if exhibitor is Child, Youth or Adult. Top awards will be recognized in each division.
BREAD - ONE LOAF BAKED IN SINGLE BREAD PAN
O053001 FRENCH BREAD
O053002 COFFEE CAKE
O053003 NUT BREAD
O053004 QUICK BREAD
O053005 BREAD MACHINE
O053006 WHOLE WHEAT
O053007 RYE
O053008 SOUR DOUGH
O053009 WHITE
O053010 OTHER YEAST BREAD (NOT LISTED)
O053011 OTHER NON YEAST BREAD (NOT LISTED)
ROLLS - FOUR ON A PAPER PLATE
O053012 WHITE
O053013 WHOLE WHEAT
O053014 PARKER HOUSE
O053015 KOLACHES
O053016 MUFFINS
O053017 BISCUITS
O053018 CINNAMON
O053019 ANY OTHER (NOT LISTED)
CAKES AND PIES Must be on a paper or cardboard plate, whole and frosted, unless otherwise specified. Not responsible for non-disposable plates or pans.
O053020 SPECIAL OCCASION CAKE
O053021 BIRTHDAY CAKE
O053022 DEOCRATED CUPCAKES four on a paper plate
O053023 ANY OTHER CAKE (NOT LISTED)
O053024 PIE
COOKIES Four cookies on a paper plate.
O053025 DROP COOKIE
O053026 BAR COOKIE
O053027 ROLLED COOKIE
O053028 NO BAKE COOKIE
O053029 DECORATED COOKIE
O053030 OTHER
CANDY six each on a paper plate.
O053031 CHOCOLATE FUDGE
O053032 COCONUT
O053033 DIVINITY
O053034 FONDANT
O053035 MINTS
O053036 PEANUT BRITTLE
O053037 OTHER
MICROWAVE COOKING
O053038 MUFFINS four on a paper plate
O053039 CAKES
O053040 CANDY six on a paper plate
O053041 COOKIES four on a paper plate
HONEY COOKERY
O053042 BREAD
O053043 CAKE
O053044 COOKIE four on a paper plate
O053045 CANDY six on a paper plate
SUGAR SUBSTITUTE COOKERY
O053046 BREAD
O053047 CAKE
O053048 COOKIES four on a paper plate
O053049 CANDY six on a paper plate
GLUTEN FREE COOKERY
O053050 BREAD
O053051 CAKE
O053052 COOKIES four on a paper plate
O053053 OTHER
MADE FROM CAKE MIX
O053054 BARS
O053055 COOKIES
O053056 CAKE
O053057 BUNDT CAKE
O053058 ROLLS
O053059 OTHER