Department O3 - Canned Fruits & Vegetables
Superintendents:
Dorothy Musick: (217) 392-2655
Margaret Eilers: (217) 392-2429
Myrna Stienbarger: (217) 392-2798
Rules:
1. Please read the general rules for Domestic Arts.
2. A "Display" cannot be made from a single entry, but must be entered the same as a single exhibit.
3. The jars and lids in each "Display" must be uniform or the exhibit will not be judged. Entries for Vegetables, Fruit, Meat, Pickles, and Relishes should be in PINT JARS WITH NEW LIDS AND RINGS.
4. All jams, jellies, and preserves containers must be sealed or paraffined. Pint jars should be used for jams and preserves, jelly glasses for jellies.
5. After passing an appearance test, the jars may be opened and the contents inspected and tasted by the judge. The entry will be disqualified if spoiled or if mold is present.
6. All exhibits must be canned from fresh fruit and vegetables; no recanning from commercially prepared foods.
7. Superintendents reserve the right to disqualify any or all jars if age is questionable.
8. Exhibits must be labeled as to variety, kind and date of canning. Labels must be uniform, neat and placed 1/2 to 1 in. from bottom of the jar. Exhibits must have been canned within the past calendar year.
9. Compliance with USDA guidelines is recommended and judge may use this as criteria for placement. Call local extension office for information.
10. Premiums in classes: 1st-$5.00, 2nd-$4.00, 3rd-$3.00
*Denotes: 1st-$5.50, 2nd-$4.50, 3rd-$3.50
**Denotes: 1st-$6.50, 2nd-$5.50, 3rd-$4.50
# Denotes $5.00 and a ribbon
11. ENTRY FEE: fifty cents.
Classes:
Canned Vegetables
770 Beans-Hulled
771 Green Beans-Pieces Cut or Snapped
772 Green Beans-Whole
773 Wax Beans-Whole
774 Beets-Whole
775 Carrots-Whole
776 Corn-Whole, Yellow, Cut from Cob
777 Lima Beans
778 Sweet Potatoes
779 Peas
780 Red Tomatoes-Whole
781 Red Tomato Juice
782 Any other Vegetable Not Listed
783# Best Vegetable Entry
784* Best Display-six (6) kinds of Vegetables
Canned Fruit
785 Apples-Quartered or Sliced
786 Blackberries
787 Cherries-Red Sour & Pitted
788 Applesauce
789 Peaches-Freestone & Halved
790 Pears
791 Apricots
792 Any Canned Fruit for Pie Filling
793 Any Fruit Not Listed
794# Best Fruit Entry
795* Best Display-six (6) Kinds of Fruit
Canned Meat
796 Canned Beef-Pressured
797 Canned Poultry-Pressured
798 Any other Canned Meat-Pressured
Balanced Meal Exhibit
799** Display of Five (5) Jars including Meat, Vegetables, Fruit, Jam, Jelly or Preserves
Jam
800 Blackberry
801 Black Raspberry
802 Red Raspberry
803 Strawberry
804 Any Other Jam
805# Best Jam Entry
Jelly
806 Apple
807 Blackberry
808 Cherry
809 Grape
810 Plum
811 Black Raspberry
812 Strawberry
813 Any other Jelly
814# Best Jelly Entry
Preserves and Butter
815 Cherry
816 Peach
817 Strawberry-Any Method
818 Apple Butter
Pickles
819 Cucumbers-Sliced Dill
820 Whole Dill-Small or Large
821 Beet-Small, Whole or Sliced
822 Bread and Butter-Chip
823 Cucumber-Small, Whole
824 Mixed Pickle
825 Lime Pickle
826 Zucchini Pickle
827 Any Other Pickle
828# Best Pickle Entry
Relishes
829 Cabbage
830 Cucumber
831 Corn
832 Green Tomato
833 Zucchini
834 Any Other Cooked Relish (Name Must Appear on Label)
835 Chili Sauce
836 Salsa
837# Best Relish Entry