Superintendent – Sonja Roderick

All entries are due to the Pavilion Annex on Sunday, before the Fair, from 10 am to 7 pm.

All entries and awards will be released on Sunday, closing day of the Fair, between 7 p.m. and 9 p.m.

1. All entries must be prepared using WSU and USDA recommendations. We will also accept the recommendations as state in the current Ball Blue Book Guide to Home Canning, Freezing, and Dehydration. Entries are not opened for judging.
2. All canning must be in sealed, STANDARD, clean jars. NO MAYONNAISE TYPE JARS will be accepted. Wax seals are not permissible. Rings must be removed for exhibit.
3. All entries must be canned using the same brand of jar and lid: Ball Home Canning Jars sealed with Ball Two-Piece Vacuum Caps or Kerr Home Canning Jars sealed with Kerr Two-Piece Vaccum Caps. The only exception is Ball Collection Elite lids may be used on either Ball or Kerr brand jars.
4. When a jar is sealed with a Ball Two-Piece Vacuum Cap, the manufacturing date on the lid should not be used to determine the age of the product. Ball brand lids may be used after the year of production. Lids of current year production may not be available in all stores, making it necessary for participants to use lids prior to the current year.
5. ALL ENTRIES (INCLUDING DRIED) MUST BE LABELED WITH PRODUCT NAME, DATE OF PREPARATION, TYPE OF PACK, PROCESSING METHODS, AND PROCESSING TIME.
6. Dried foods are to be exhibited in either small, clear canning jars or in small zip-loc plastic bags.
7. The Department Superintendent reserves the right to disqualify any entry not meeting these standards.
8. Exhibitors may enter any number of items per class, however, each item must be different.
9. 4-H members may only enter items that cannot be entered in 4-H classes.

2003 Best of Category: Soft Spread Award
presented by
Ball® and Kerr® Home Canning Products
and Ball® Fruit Jell® Pectin

To promote the art of preparing soft spreads and safe home canning, Alltrista Consumer Products Company is offering this special adult award category. Any entry meeting the following guidelines is eligible:

The best soft spread prepared using Ball® Fruit Jell® Pectin, submitted by an adult, canned in Ball® Home Canning Jar and sealed with Ball Two-Piece Vacuum Cap or Collection Elite™ Cap or Freedom Garden™ Cap or canned in a Kerr® Home Canning Jar sealed with Kerr® Two-Piece Vacuum Cap, Collection Elite™ Cap or Freedom Garden™, shall be designated Best of Category: Soft Spreads.

The entry designated the Best of Category: Soft Spreads, receives the following:

New Ball Blue Book of Preserving, one (1) Jelly Strainer, one (1) Replacement Bag, and three (3) coupons for any variety Ball® Fruit Jell® Pectin

All winners submitted for award distribution agree to allow Alltrista Consumer Products to post their achievement to Alltrista’s website, www.homecanning.com.

2003 Adult Premium Food Preservation Awards
presented by:
Alltrista Consumer Products Company

To promote the art of home canning, and to honor adults who excel at the art of home canning, Alltrista Consumer Products Company is offering first and second place adult award categories.

Judges will select the two best entries submitted by an adult in Fruit, Vegetable, Pickle and Soft Spread categories canned in Ball® Jars and sealed with Ball® Two-Piece Vacuum Caps, Collection Elite™ Caps or Freedon Garden™ Caps. Or, canned in Kerr® Jars and sealed with Kerr® Two- Piece Vacuum Caps, Collection Elite™ Caps or Freedom Garden™ Caps. In Addition, selections of the two best entries submitted by adults in the soft spread category will be limited to entries prepared using one of the Ball® Fruit Jell® Pectins: powder, no sugar needed or liquid.

The entries designated first place from each category will receive the following:

•New Ball Blue Book of Preserving, one (1) five dollar product coupon (Ball or Kerr) and 1 (one) four piece Harvest Label Set..

The entries designated second place from each category will receive the following:

New Ball Blue Book of Preserving, and one (1) five dollar coupon for Ball® or Kerr® Home Canning Products .

All winners submitted for award distribution agree to allow Alltrista Consumer Products to post their achievement to Alltrista’s website, www.homecanning.com.

2003 Best of Category: Pickled Foods Award
presented by
Ball® and Kerr® Home Canning Products

To promote the art of pickling foods and safe home canning, Alltrista Consumer Products Company is offering this special adult award category. Any entry meeting the following guidelines is eligible.

The best pickled fruit or pickled vegetable prepared using 5% acidity vinegar, submitted by an adult and canned in a Ball® Home Canning Jar and sealed with a Ball® Two-Piece Vacuum Cap, Collection Elite™ Cap or Freedom Garden™ Cap or canned in a Kerr® Home Canning Jar and sealed with a Kerr® Two-Piece Vacuum Cap, Collection Elite™ Cap or Freedom Garden ™ Cap shall be designated Best of Category: Pickled Foods.

The entry designated the Best of Category: Pickled Foods, receives the following:

New Ball Blue Book of Preserving, 1 (one) jar lifter, 1 (one) Bubble Freer, 1 (one) Lid Wand, 1 (one) four piece Harvest Label Set and 1(one) $5 product coupon (Ball or Kerr).

All winners submitted for award distribution agree to allow Alltrista Consumer Products to post their achievement to Alltrista’s website, www.homecanning.com.

DIVISIONS:
A. Youth - persons 16 years of age and under
B. Adult - persons 17-61 years of age
C. Seniors - persons 62 year of age and over

RIBBON SPONSOR

All ribbons in the Open Class Food Preservation Department are sponsored by:
Pacific Slope Builders – Elma, WA
Canned Foods are NOT Opened.
All entries (including dried) must be labeled with product name, date of preparation, type of pack, processing methods, and processing times.
Points: Blue 4, Red 3

FRUITS
SECTION 1
CLASS:
1. Applesauce 9. Peaches
2. Apricots 10. Pears
3. Cherries 11. Plums
4. Cranberry Sauce 12. Prunes
5. Fruit Cocktail 13. Fruit Pie Filling
6. Fruit Juice 14. Berries, any type
7. Fruit Syrup 15. Other
8. Nectarines
VEGETABLES
SECTION 2
CLASS:
1. Asparagus 7. Corn (any style)
2. Beans (shelled) 8. Mushrooms
3. Beans, Green (snap) 9. Peas
4. Beans, Yellow (snap) 10. Sauerkraut
5. Beets 11. Tomatoes
6. Carrots 12. Other

PICKLES
SECTION 3
CLASS:
1. Bread & Butter Pickles 6. Pickled Vegetables
2. Cherry Dills 7. Sweet Cucumber
3. Dill 8. Sweet Mixed
4. Kosher Dill 9. Other
5. Pickled Fruits
RELISHES AND SAUCES
SECTION 4
CLASS:
1. Catsup 6. Zucchini Relish
2. Chutney 7. Meat Sauce
3. Salsa 8. Other Sauces
4. Tomato Sauce 9. Other Relishes
5. Sauerkraut 10. Marnated Items

MEAT, FISH, & POULTRY
SECTION 5
CLASS:
1. Beef 6. Seafood
2. Fish 7. Wild Game
3. Pork 8. Meat Soup
4. Poultry 9. Meat Stew
5. Rabbit 10. Other

JAMS
SECTION 6
CLASS:
1. Apricot 8. Marmalades
2. Blackberry 9. Peach
3. Blueberry 10. Raspberry
4. Boysenberry 11. Strawberry
5. Cherry 12. Berry, other type
6. Conserves 13. Other
7. Loganberry

JELLY
SECTION 7
CLASS:
1. Apple 7. Loganberry
2. Blackberry 8. Mint
3. Blueberry 9. Raspberry
4. Cherry 10. Strawberry
5. Currant 11. Berry, other type
6. Grape 12. Other

DRIED FOODS
SECTION 8
(May enter four items per class. Enter 1/2 cup of each item)
Items must be labeled with time and methods
CLASS:
1. Fruit 4. Meat
2. Fruit Leathers 5. Vegetables
3. Herbs 6. Other

VINEGARS
SECTION 9
(All entries must be bottled and sealed appropriately.)
CLASS:
1. Herb Vinegars
2. Fruit Vinegars
3. Vegetable Vinegars
5. Combination or Other Vinegar
6. Gifts from the Kitchen (decorative vinegar)

GIFTS FROM THE KITCHEN
SECTION 10

Special Award
Cookbook from Country Tyme will be awarded to the Best of Show in the “Gifts for the Kitchen” category

CLASS:
1. Mixes in a jar, i.e. cookie Mixes, breads, etc.
2. Decorative vinegars

Jam and Jelly Perserves