Logan County Fair

Calling all cooks!
Now taking entries for the Logan County Fair Dairy and Culinary Arts

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[July 16, 2015]  LINCOLN - Once again this year the cooks of Logan County are invited to bring their best to the Logan County Fair for the Culinary Arts judging.

Culinary Arts is divided into specific groups, and there is something for everyone of any age.

Entry forms are due by July 29th at 4:30 p.m. Entries may be made at the Logan County Fair office, Monday through Friday 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

While at the office there are also 2015 Fair Books available. Be sure to pick one up.

This year again, there will be a lunch box judging, open to children ages five years to eight years old. Open to boys and girls, the entry is to be a decorated shoe box that reflects this year’s theme “Summer Fun.”

This year the first place winner will receive a special gift courtesy of Gail’s Pumpkin Patch. All entries will receive Dairy Queen gift certificates. Bags of farm and agriculture-related items such as coloring books, pencils and more are being provided by the Logan County Farm Bureau Woman’s Committee.

In the chocolate cake with chocolate frosting class, all youth entries between the ages of 10 and 19 years old will receive a monetary award in memory of Christy Piat.

Sorrento’s in Lincoln will award a gift certificate to the Best of Show in the Oatmeal cookie category in the youth ages nine to 15 years old group.

A memorial plaque will be presented to the best quick bread entry in memory of Darla Runyon.

A memorial plaque will be presented to the best yeast bread in memory of Margaret Osborn.

“What’s the Buzz all about” will be a class for honey cookies. Sasse’s Apiary will present a prize to the best Honey Cookie. For bakers who don’t normally use or don’t have a honey cookie recipe, a simple solution is to substitute ¾-cup of sugar in the recipe with ½-cup of honey and use ¼-cup less liquid in the recipe.

In the canning category, prizes will be given by the Apple Dental Center and Lincoln IGA.

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The Candy and Snack Food Best of Show winners will be presented awards by Sonnie Alexander of Coldwell Banker Cornerstone in Lincoln.

Wilton Enterprises will provide the prizes for all the decorated cake winners.

On the day of judging, to prevent waste, the food products that do not win awards may be picked up by the entrant after the judging. The exceptions to this will be the canned goods, decorated cakes, and the lunch box classes, as those items will remain on display throughout the fair week.

Judging will take place on Wednesday and Friday. On Wednesday will be the pies, bread, cookies, and canned foods judging. The judging will begin at 10 a.m.

Friday will be the cake and candy judging. Judging will take place at 11:30, and again at 2 p.m. Top finishers in each of the cake categories will be invited to participate in the Cake Classic on Sunday.

The superintendent for the Dairy and Culinary Arts is Mary Ellen Martin with assistant superintendents being Jena and Nancy Read.

[Mary Ellen Martin/LDN]

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