4-H / Youth Department
FOOD PREPARATION DIVISION Co-Superintendents : Lisa Singleton and Kim Wallis
Exhibits must be entered on SATURDAY , September 21 10:00 a . m . to 2:00 p . m . Ribbons can be picked up on Sunday , September 29th 1:00 – 3:00 p . m .
Special Awards : High Premium Award sponsored by : The Taylor Family Best of Show Ribbon for Best Overall Entry and a $ 25 gift card sponsored by the Benton County Farm Bureau Women ’ s Committee
Rules : 1 . No mixes are accepted . Only products made from “ scratch ” may be entered . 2 . Cookies and other food suitable for freezing may be cooked and frozen ahead of time if necessary . 3 . All food products must be on small paper plates and placed in closable plastic bags . 4 . Food Items will NOT be returned . Photos will be taken of food items and displayed . The entries will be donated after they are judged due to length of fair / food safety issues .
Section 1 - Bread 1 . Banana Nut Bread ( ½ loaf ) 2 . Cornbread ( 3 squares ) 3 . French Bread ( ½ loaf ) 4 . Miscellaneous ( ½ loaf ) 5 . Bread – Machine ( ½ loaf ) 6 . Yeast Bread ( ½ loaf ) 7 . Whole Wheat Yeast Bread ( ½ loaf )
Section 2 - Cookies 8 . Chocolate Chip ( 3 ) 9 . Oatmeal ( 3 ) 10 . Peanut Butter ( 3 ) 11 . Sugar ( 3 ) 12 . No Bake ( 3 ) 13 . Miscellaneous Cookie ( 3 ) 14 . Microwave Oven Cookie ( 3 )
Section 3 - Muffins 15 . Oatmeal Muffin ( 3 ) 16 . Fruit Muffin ( 3 ) 17 . Miscellaneous Muffin ( 3 )
Section 4 - Pie Shell 18 . Pastry Shell
Section 5 - Biscuits 19 . Biscuits ( 3 )
Section 6 - Cake 20 . Butter or Plain ( ½ layer , un-iced ) 21 . Chocolate Cake ( ½ layer , un-iced ) 22 . Pound Cake ( ½ loaf )
23 . Fruit Cake ( ½ layer , un-iced ( i . e . banana , apple , lemon , etc .)
Section 7 – Candy 24 . Caramels ( 3 pieces ) 25 . Fudge ( 3 pieces ) 26 . Microwave Oven Candy ( 3 pieces )
Section 8 – Rolls 27 . Yeast ( 3 ) 28 . Yeast Doughnuts ( 3 ) 29 . Yeast Cinnamon Rolls ( 3 )
Section 9 – Other 30 . Cake Brownies ( 3 ) 31 . Whole Wheat Brownies ( 3 ) 32 . Decorated Cupcake ( may be from mix ) 33 . Popovers ( 3 ) 34 . Non Cream Pie 35 . Miscellaneous ( not listed in any other section )
Placing |
Blue |
Red |
White |
Points |
3 |
2 |
1 |
SPECIAL ENTRY 36 . Decorated Cake – Must be a real cake , but can be made from a mix .
Placing |
Blue |
Red |
White |
Points |
4 |
3 |
2 |
2024 Benton County Fair 36 120 Years - 1904-2024