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FOOD PRESERVATION - Open Class
Superintendent: TBA
Rules and Regulations:
No refrigerated items will be accepted.
1. Each jar should be labeled in the following manner:
Name of Exhibitor
Name of product
Date product was made
Method of preservation (boiling water bath or
pounds of pressure)
Time processed
Labels should be placed on the bottom of jar
2. All pickle, salsa, and sauce recipes must have recipes
included on 3x5 card.
3. All entries must have been canned by the exhibitor since
the last day of the prior fair.
4. All food preservation entries are to be canned in standard
canning jars. This may include any size jar except where
noted.
5. All jars must be sealed and exhibited with clean screw
band on. DO NOT DECORATE JARS OR LIDS.
6. Fruits, jellies, jams, butters, marmalades, preserves,
conserves, pickles, and relishes may be opened during the
judging, at the discretion of the judge. Bring 2 jars of the
same product to replace their opened jars.
7. Taste Test: All items may be tasted, at the discretion of the
judges.
8. The awards decisions reached by the judges are final.
9. Entrants must use current OSU approved or USDA
preparation and processing recommendations for preserved
foods. Current OSU approved publications can be found
at: http:// extension.oregonstate.edu/fch/food-preservation.
Current USDA recommendations can be located on the
internet at http://nchfp.uga.edu/publications/publications_
home.html or http://nchfp.uga.edu/ The Ball Blue Book
copyright 2009 or newer, So Easy to Preserve Book, pectin
package inserts, or pectin product websites are also approved
sources.
Divisions: All Open Classes are judged according to the
following divisions:
Pee-Wee, 8 and under
Youth, 9 - 12
Teen, 13 - 19
Adult, Amateur
Senior, 55 & up
Professional, any age
Please notify Superintendent of your classification at the
time of entry.
CLASS A - BUTTERS, MARMALADES, JAMS, &
PRESERVES
Jars must be sealed and in standard 1/2 pint or pint jar. Please
indicate use of commercial pectin with A next to entry on
entry form.
Lot Numbers:
1. Apple Butter
2. Microwaved Jam and Jelly
3. Marmalade
4. Peach Preserves
5. Raspberry Preserves
6. Strawberry Preserves
7. Blackberry Preserves
8. Apricot Preserves
9. Other Preserves
10. Peach Jam
11. Raspberry Jam
12. Strawberry Jam
13. Other Jam
14. Apple Jelly
15. Blackberry Jelly
16. Strawberry Jelly
17. Currant Jelly
18. Grape Jelly
19. Pepper Jelly
20. Plum Jelly
21. Raspberry Jelly
22. Combination Jelly
23. Other Berry Jelly
24. Other Jelly
25. Butter
CLASS B - DRIED FOODS
Lot Numbers:
26. Fruit
27. Leathers
28. Trail Mixes
29. Vegetables
30. Jerky
31. Other
CLASS C - FRUITS One Standard Pint or Quart Jar
Lot Numbers:
32. Applesauce
33. Apricots
34. Berries
35. Cherries, Sweet
36. Maraschino Cherries
37. Mixed Fruit
38. Melon
39. Peaches
40. Pears
41. Plums
42. Rhubarb
43. Pie Filling
44. Other
CLASS D - MEAT, FISH, POULTRY One Standard Jar
Lot Numbers:
45. Meat
46. Mincemeat
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