2021 Fair

2021 Logan County Fair Lincoln Daily News July/August 2021 Page 281 Friday, August 6 Photos by Nila Smith Cake classic competitors decided at Friday Culinary Show On Friday morning culinary judging continued from the day prior with the judging of candies, snack foods and cakes. The winners of the various categories of the cake judging then have the option to enter the Cake Classic Bake-off and Auction on Sunday at the Logan County Fair. This year, the judge for both days of Culinary was Pat McAllister of Bloomington. She told those watching the judging that she had a connection to Superintendent Janet Estill’s nephew is married to McAllister’s daughter. McAllister said she only knew Estill as “Aunt Janet.” So if she slipped and called Estill ‘Aunt Janet’ during the judging that would be why. McAllister is very careful to talk about the judging as being one person’s perspective. She said that as she looked upon and tasted the many items that would be put before her, viewers should bear in mind that what they see visually might not agree with how she judges. She said that “you don’t judge a book by its cover.” She also noted that while she has favorite flavors and combinations of flavor, she judges all equally, setting aside her personal preferences. The superintendents for this year at the culinary judging were Marcia Greenslate and Estill.