2019 Logan County Fair

2019 Logan County Fair LINCOLN DAILY NEWS July 28-August 4, 2019 Page 221 not too dry. She also talked about the judging process, saying that there are competitions where a team of judges are asked to evaluate the entries. With a team she said there were differences of opinion and compromise involved in selecting a best of the best. When there is only one judge, it is just one judge’s opinion. She said what she really likes, another judge might completely disagree and vice versa. Therefore she concluded, “Mine is an opinion. Someone else might not agree, so don’t be crushed if your entry doesn’t win first prize.” The winner of the category was Melinda Lessen. There were three entries in the Caramels category. Each of the plates were to contain three pieces of candy individually wrapped. The winning candy in that category was that of Rebecca Johnson. Most all of the candy and snack food participants had dropped off their entries but did not stay for the judging. Rebecca Johnson was on hand because she would later be talking with the cake winners about competing in the Sunday Cake Classic. Rebecca posed for a picture with her blue ribbon candy. In the Fudge with Marshmallow crème there were several entries. McAllister judged each one in a similar style to the previous candies. She did at one point remove three pieces of candy brought to her on a dark red plate and placed them on a white plate. She explained that the fair book did not specify that the plate had to be white, but that contestants should be aware that the color of the plate will alter the visual impact of an item, so use caution when plating on colored plates. The winner of the category was Kathy Buse. Moving on, McAllister was next called on to judge the Pretzel Treat category. She noted that on snack foods and candies, creativity is one factor in the judging. However, one particular entry was just a little too creative for her personal taste. The entry was a plate with three mice on it. CONTINUE